O/T What's up with IBM and Linux?

[Harryman]

There have been a ton of ads on TV lately where IBM is promoting Linux. Is IBM making a move on Microsoft? Seems to me that if IBM were to reenter the PC market in a big way with Linux operating systems, they could knock at least $100 off a new PC. If they could also market a Linux based suite of office applications, that is direct competition for MS Office, there goes another $200 off the price of a workstation for the typical office user.

 

Any thoughts?

 

Here's BILL...

 

[ 02-01-2004, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Harryman ]

[Jimmy Wakeford from Barefoot CNC]

As much as I think that linux rules and is more efficient, I have an "Oh Great! Now on top of all the Bill's Bugs that are causing me grief, now I have to support something else." Its not that I'm not for progress, its just that alot of tech calls are windows related and have nothing to do with MC already. I use to work between windows and unix, with design using aliaswavefront on unix, engineers using pro/e on unix, and the programmers using MC on Dos then WINNT. AArgh!

 

I'm ranting mainly cause I've found out that VB.Net is what all the cool programmers are using now, and if I dont want to be left behind then I need to start learning it. (Not that I ever dropped my old Qbasic code and started using the "new" stuff VB offerred.

 

Jimmy teh Hey guys wait up.

[Fig sign]

I am the great Linux fan for many years from Minilinux to Red hat 4 and so on .

But in production Windows will rule for many years , IMHO .

Ibm from time when Microsoft their OS/2

with Windows is the Microsoft worst enemy ,it supports Linux for many years and will support anyone who competite with Microsoft .

There are other big players 2

 

This is my private opinion and I stick to it .

 

Ps.When the hour will elapse disregard my post ,please

[Bullines]

IBM and Microsoft have always had a love/hate relationship (mostly hate). IBM is big into enterprise computing with its workstations and servers. Those with big budgets usually go with IBM's AIX; it's a Unix. For other applications and budgets, they offer their servers and workstations with Linux. IBM is usually pushing the opposite technologies to Microsoft.

 

Microsoft -> Windows and .NET

IBM -> Linux and Java

 

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Seems to me that if IBM were to reenter the PC market in a big way with Linux operating systems, they could knock at least $100 off a new PC. If they could also market a Linux based suite of office applications, that is direct competition for MS Office, there goes another $200 off the price of a workstation for the typical office user.

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It's easy to totally DIY a low cost system with any help from IBM. Use Linux for the O/S, Mozilla for web/email and OpenOffice for an office suite; all open-source.

[Fig sign]

The reality is rather sad

what do I have with Linux :

qcad (very basic )?

To run Mastercam through Vmware or wine ?

And Intellicad or Autocad ?

What about Solidworks ?

When big players will decide it`s time to port their stuff to Linux all will change in a day .

The same with Macintosh OSX.

It may be best in teh world ,but it`s great cost and limited user base are the cause ,that noone ports nothing to it (Cad/Cam).

 

Iskander teh sticky bit

[pimij]

I find it ironic that ten years ago most of the big cad/cam companies (UG, Pro/e, Catia) were all on unix and worked hard to port everything over to windows. Now linux has become a viable alternative to MS and there are no mainstream cad apps. I think all it takes is one major cad/cam company to put out a linux version and that would cause a major shift.

 

 

As far as IBM's advertising of linux - remember they are in the middle of a multi-billion dollar lawsuit with SCO over linux. Any exposure they can generate will help them out.