Linux Gaining Strength In Downturn

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday March 16, 2009 @08:51AM from the monday-morning-slow-ball dept.

gubm writes "A February survey of IT managers by IDC indicated that hard times are accelerating the adoption of Linux. The open source operating system will emerge from the recession in a stronger data center position than before, concluded an IDC white paper."

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Linux on the desktop 2009 ! (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @08:57AM (#27208919)

The year of linux on the desktop is finally here!

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Re:Linux on the desktop 2009 ! (Score:4, Funny)

by L4t3r4lu5 ( 1216702 ) writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @09:10AM (#27209007)

Maybe id will port Duke Nukem: Forever to Linux as a tribute to the up and coming market dominance.

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:2, Funny)

by morgan_greywolf ( 835522 ) writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @09:36AM (#27209241) Homepage Journal

And if Windows dies in the data center....? So what! Microsoft has $20 billion in the bank, I'm sure they'll have no problems innovating some new way to make up the lost revenue. ;)

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YES! (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @09:46AM (#27209335)

Let's all hope things continue to go down the drain so the Linux base may grow!
Wait...

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @09:57AM (#27209437)

And that would be a bad thing because.... why?
It's not. It's just Balmer posted on Slashdot again...

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Re:Linux on the desktop 2009 ! (Score:5, Funny)

by rolfwind ( 528248 ) writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @10:11AM (#27209581)

3D Realms just announced Duke Nukem Forever was to be released in the Year of the Linux Desktop.

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:2, Funny)

by Tubal-Cain ( 1289912 ) writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @11:11AM (#27210517) Journal

If my corporation buys services from global player say HP

Umm, OK
"HP"

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @11:24AM (#27210789)

People who abuse the "et al." expression should be whacked over the head with SPQR insignia.

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:2, Funny)

by mcgrew ( 92797 ) writes: on Monday March 16, 2009 @12:19PM (#27211717) Homepage Journal

That couldn't have been Balmer, there are no chair splinters.

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Linux on the desktop 2009 ! (Score:4, Funny)

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Re:The best things in life... (Score:2, Funny)

YES! (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:Linux on the desktop 2009 ! (Score:5, Funny)

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