Linux Commercial

[Jason Spatafore]

The background info link was very biased. While I am glad to see Linux going 
in the right direction, IBM is the *last* vendor that is loyal to any 
Operating System other than AIX.

Just look at their offerings. They are partners with Lenovo...but Lenovo is 
not IBM. IBM does not have a desktop market share anymore.

Anyway, I was upset by seeing them beat on IBM...I am IBM certified and only 
for one reason: They do not favor Linux or Windows. They are really only 
interested in hardware and making sure their hardware works with everything 
as much as possible. They invest in just about every software out there...to 
keep the market fair. They are just as good with Oracle as they are with 
MySQL....they are just as good with Windows as they are with Linux...they 
are just as good with PHP as they are with ASP.

IBM stays out of that marketplace....they don't acknowledge MS, so why 
should they acknowledge Linux?

It's also important to keep in mind that the cell-based CPU's from IBM only 
support AIX and Linux.

Anyway, good ad. I am glad to see it. But that blog entry was upsetting. IBM 
is the last manufacturer that should be targeted for sleeping with 
Microsoft.

AIX is their lover. Linux and Microsoft are just the mistresses...equally.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen P Rufle" <stephen.p.rufle at cox.net>
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 1:32 PM
Subject: Linux Commercial


> Link to commercial
> http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/1961446_491qa/iyccradio.mp3
>
> The actual site that sells the computers
> http://www.iycc.net/cuadrado-system
>
> Background info
> http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/10/leave-it-to-little-guys.html
>
>
> thought it was nice to hear a radio commercial about Linux
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