IBM commitment to Linux, not Windows 7


As noted by our colleagues MuyComputerPro few weeks ago IBM and Canonical came together to try to boost the use of PCs with Linux rather than Windows 7 bet, and now that same bet has moved to implement such a program for PCs with Ubuntu Linux in the U.S. Under the name "Microsoft-Free effort", IBM intends to warn that the cost of upgrading a PC to Windows 7 may amount to a total of $ 2000 for most users, as they argue to be updated all hardware. With Linux, they say, that does not happen. The basic idea is to have a Linux operating system in conjunction with a number of client applications to call IBM Open Collaboration Client Solution (OCCS) including Lotus Symphony and Lotus Notes for company implementation. In fact, the initiative is not new, and already more than a year ago that IBM began to raise that possibility. This program has also been presented in the U.S., but first had been driven in Africa, and now IBM and Canonical want to leverage the launch of Windows 7 to try to prove that you upgrade to Microsoft's new operating system can cost a lot to the companies by the system hardware requirements.  "If a company is a" Windows shop "at some point will need to assess the significant costs of migrating their infrastructure to the next Microsoft desktop and increase your defenses against viruses and other attacks," said Bob Picciano, general manager IBM Lotus. "American businesses have asked for a competitive alternative and today we are offering IBM Client for Smart Works in the United States."

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