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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