IBM Launches Microsoft-Free Linux Virtual Desktop 344
VorlonFog writes "According to Information Week, IBM has introduced a line of business computers that avoid Microsoft's desktop environment in favor of open source software. IBM worked with Canonical and Virtual Bridges to create the platform, which IBM claims saves businesses $500 to $800 per user on software licenses and an additional $258 per user 'since there is no need to upgrade hardware to support Vista and Office.'"
Desktop Environment? (Score:5, Funny)
So this is the year of the Linux (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Better? (Score:3, Funny)
Because it includes Lotus Notes! Who wouldn't want to use Lotus Notes!
Re:Better? (Score:2, Funny)
It's better than exchange and outlook!
*ducks*
Re:TCO (Score:1, Funny)
upgrade? (Score:5, Funny)
and an additional $258 per user 'since there is no need to upgrade hardware to support Vista and Office.'"
Since when have people been upgrading to vista?
Re:Better? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Desktop Environment? (Score:5, Funny)
This is clearly (Score:4, Funny)
fail (Score:2, Funny)
If it helps to destroy Apple and their fanboys, I will just support that. Apple fanboys are the evil enemies of humankind.
And those that are mere reactionaries to the fanboys, such as yourself, are even more pathetic. Wait, what of those who are reactionary to the reactionaries to the fanboys? Oh shi...
Re:Better? (Score:4, Funny)
Something you can't say about Compaq - just ask Carly Fiorina.
Re:Desktop Environment? (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, most people's 'desktop enviroment' looks like the following:
OS
Sony Rootkit
Spyware
Spyware
Adware
Trojan
Keylogger
Trojan
Hidden folder full of p0rn
Quicktime nagware
Realplayer nagware
Text file with all passwords
Adobe nagware
Hidden folder full of stolen (err, I mean shared) mp3s
Re:Desktop Environment? (Score:2, Funny)
It stopped being cool to point out when something stopped being cool at about...
oh, crap, never mind.
Re:one small step for a company (Score:5, Funny)
Actually yes, MS had released specs for a lot of their proprietary formats [microsoft.com] in the last two years under their "Open Specification Promise" (e.g. full docs for Office binary file formats and CIFS). Exchange is not on the list yet, but that list grows pretty fast, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it there eventually.
Re:Desktop Environment? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:eweek and WSJ articles. (Score:5, Funny)
How can you be "terminally lazy"? Too apathetic to dial 911 while you're bleeding on the kitchen floor? Don't want to go to the hospital to get your chemo?
Total Failure (Score:1, Funny)
If the theory is correct, then it's just another failure for Microsoft. It takes a special kind of special to successfully put 14 accounts through the karma grinder and achieve absolutely nothing other than to become another joke meme on Slashdot.