ex-member DonaldTrump wrote on May 4^th, 2007 at 12:06am:



Like your opinions about Muslims, your opinions about Linux are sadly misinformed, DT.

Linux is more stable, cheaper and a better OS than Windoze.  Macs use a variation on it and are the better for it.   Personally, I prefer real Unix, such as Solaris and AIX but Linux is pretty good as well.

I don't see what M$ is going to get out of this:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/dell-microsoft-novell-to-push-linux/2007/05/07/1178390206427.html

Dell has agreed to work with Microsoft and Novell under an alliance to make it easier for the Windows operating system and the Linux system to work together.

Under the partnership announced in November, Microsoft said it would offer corporate customers a chance to license its Windows operating system as part of a package that includes maintenance and support for Novell's Suse Linux platform.

To encourage more companies to choose Novell's open-source platform, Microsoft has promised not to file patent-rights lawsuits over any of its technology that's blended with Suse Linux.

"Dell's embrace of the Novell-Microsoft agreement reflects a growing market reality: The two platforms of the future are Linux and Windows, and customers want them to work better together," said Susan Heystee, vice president and general manager of global strategic alliances at Novell.