http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-6033_16-4207768.html

Analysts: Microsoft will support Linux 

 Though Microsoft has backed off some from its Linux bashing, the idea that 
the software giant would offer server software that runs on the open-source 
OS seems far-fetched, to say the least. But research firm Meta Group predicts 
it'll happen, anyway. With 45 percent of new servers running Linux by 2006 or 
2007, Meta says, Microsoft will have no choice but to go along with the crowd 
and provide Linux support for .Net, its Exchange software, and Internet 
Information Server. Meta also predicts that Linux's growing popularity will 
cause Redmond to reprice Windows, or separate it into new version, so that it 
can compete with the low-cost (or free) Linux. Microsoft quickly rejected 
Meta's prediction, saying the company "will not be engineering server 
software expressly for Linux." 

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