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Microsoft will support Linux; all software compatable
Regardless of Bravo Sierra Police, Microsoft Longhorn will be supporting Linux. We have already seen ZDnet say this through reports involving a virtualization strategy and key man employment. Microsoft is reportably on board with this strategy in Longhorn which is to be released by the end of this year.

Longhorn allows Novell Server (SUSE Linux) to be run as a virtual image. Virtual images of Linux desktops and Windows XP will also be runnable on Longhorn meaning that you can provide your own gotomyPC capability. A similar strategy for mobile computing. The security of virtual machines. Oracle inside virtual linux. DB2 inside virtual Linux.

Virtually all application software becomes Microsoft compatable.

I don't see any alternate strategy. Within a year all of us will be doing something similar.

Those who can not see their way to supporting anything from Microsoft just will not be using Longhorn and just will be missing out on applications that can only run on Windows. Hell, come on, there must be something Microsoft branded that is good. Microsoft Project perhaps.

Why not put a virtualized windows XP desktop on your SUSE Linux box using VMware. Seriously. Microsoft is bending because we in the IT industry are making it do so. If we turn Microsoft into a friend do we not have one less enemy?

But the preasure must never stop. A squirel in the attic is anoyance enough to climb up on the roof and see what is going on. Over 30 standardization groups and open source is going on. Those OS/2 boys at Citrix are going on. Huzzah. The Church of the Future of Software design is now closed.

Frank L. Mighetto CCP.
Posted by: mighetto   Posted on: 09/11/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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new Crapware from M$  Linux Geek | 09/11/06
I have your answer  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/11/06
cant you shut your mouth  hopefulcoder | 09/11/06
Don't feed it,  Prognosticator | 09/11/06
Microsoft will support Linux; all software compatable  mighetto | 09/11/06
Oh please...  Prognosticator | 09/12/06
No business can ignore those Linux Phone Computers  mighetto | 09/12/06
Port Microsoft Web and Server Apps to Linux  mighetto | 09/12/06
There is a reason Oracle gives AJAX away free  mighetto | 09/11/06
That didn't make any sense  Yensi717 | 09/11/06
Agreed and guess who gave the world Ajax?  the_seb | 09/12/06
Partners Duped  mighetto | 09/12/06
Agreed and guess who gave the world Ajax?  the_seb | 09/12/06
Not just Oracle, Google dumping AJAX as well  mighetto | 09/12/06
I disagree partly  the_seb | 09/13/06
Microsoft and AJAX ....  bportlock | 09/12/06
It depends...  the_seb | 09/12/06
Proof  techJerk | 09/12/06
Apologies  the_seb | 09/12/06
And on the topic of being pedantic  the_seb | 09/12/06
Why AJAX when you have ActiveX?  Roger Ramjet | 09/12/06
Excellet!!!  mighetto | 09/12/06

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