[ CONFIQ @ 12.12.2002. 13:19 ] @
"SEATTLE, Washington (Reuters) -- In a major strategy shift, Microsoft Corp. will introduce software based on the Linux open source operating system in 2004 for Web services and server software, market researcher META Group predicted on Monday.
Microsoft, which denied that it had any plans to develop software for Linux, is facing a growing threat from the open source software standard as it gains share in the corporate server market used to manage networks and data.
META Group predicted that Linux will be used on nearly half of new servers by 2007, up from its current share of 15 to 20 percent, making it difficult for Microsoft to ignore Linux as a platform for its database, Web hosting and e-mail server applications.
"We believe that, beginning in late 2004, Microsoft (and its partners) will begin moving some of its (to-date) proprietary application enablers (e.g., .Net components) to the Linux environment; this will gradually include the major Microsoft back-office products, such as SQL Server, IIS, and Exchange," META Group said.
In a further shift, META Group said that Microsoft will also re-price or separate its Windows server operating system "so that it can be favorably compared against 'free' Linux."
"I'm unaware of any efforts at this time to move any products onto Linux," said Peter Houston, senior director at Microsoft's server group, adding that there were no plans to detach or re-price its Windows server operating system. "

Ukratko... Pošto se linux sve više i više razvija i prepostavlja se da će na linuxu biti na pola servera do 2007 god. MS razmišlja da pravi programe za linux...


Source: Zdnet
[ alex @ 12.12.2002. 13:35 ] @
Ovo je samo spekulacija nezavisnog izvora.. Niti je potvrdjena u Microsoft-u, niti je bazirana na tacnim informacijama, vec samo na analizi trzista.

U pitanju je samo prognoza, nista vise. Microsoft ne razmislja da portuje svoje aplikacije na Linux. Prema tome, nema razloga da se mase pale i loze na tako nesto.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl...31&mode=thread&tid=109
[ Reljam @ 12.12.2002. 18:29 ] @
Haha, sjajan nacin da se dobije malo publiciteta. Steta samo sto nisu bazirani sa druge strane jezera, onda bi im u zaglavlju pisalo Redmond, WA, i cela stvar bi bila jos ubedljivija :)