There Is No 'Microsoft of Linux'?

There Is No 'Microsoft of Linux'? 252

Posted by Zonk on Thursday May 11, 2006 @11:54AM from the because-seven-eight-nine dept.

SDenmark writes "Linux Format has an interview with Greg Mancusi-Ungaro, the director of Linux and OSS marketing at Novell. Asked if any company can become the 'Microsoft of Linux', Greg responds "Well, if we ever woke up one day and said 'Wow, Novell is the Microsoft of Linux' or 'Red Hat is the Microsoft of Linux', then the Linux movement would be over." Is he right -- is the open source world free from such possibilities? Greg also discusses the internal Novell migration to Linux."

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not until.... (Score:4, Funny)

by xirtam_work ( 560625 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @11:56AM (#15309013)

There won't be a Microsoft of Linux until Microsoft decide to release a Linux distribution of their own, which is extremely unlikely to happen. Ever.

What has happened to slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)

by Whiney Mac Fanboy ( 963289 ) * writes: <whineymacfanboy@gmail.com> on Thursday May 11, 2006 @11:57AM (#15309025) Homepage Journal

It's like slashdot's turned into some sort of linux site.

No Apple stories in three days

This is a tragedy!1!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re:What has happened to slashdot? (Score:2, Funny)

by plantman-the-womb-st ( 776722 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:11PM (#15309194)

Perhaps because nothing is happening of note with Apple?

But (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:13PM (#15309218)

Who is the Linux of Microsoft?

Google is your friend (Score:2, Funny)

by towsonu2003 ( 928663 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:15PM (#15309243)

http://www.mslinux.org/ [mslinux.org]

Re:IBM IS the Microsoft of Linux (Score:3, Funny)

by Firehed ( 942385 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:30PM (#15309416) Homepage

Wait, so Big Macs are the PowerPC of Linux? I'm not sure I follow that logic.

Re:IBM IS the Microsoft of Linux (Score:3, Funny)

by Himring ( 646324 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:31PM (#15309420) Homepage Journal

I guess that would make Richard Stallman the IBM of Microsoft....

Or something. My head is spinning....

In other news... (Score:3, Funny)

by PFI_Optix ( 936301 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @12:31PM (#15309430) Journal

Steve Jobs has not farted in three days. Mac zealots dismissive of investor concerns.

It will even be licenced under the GPL! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @01:33PM (#15310128)

Gates Private Licence that is.....

GUI LINUX = WINDOWS (Score:2, Funny)

by simonapro ( 974263 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @01:34PM (#15310142)

GUI LINUX (aka SUSE) is moving towards Windows without DOS every day. No CLI. In the end the article headline is correct and Novell are doing just that. SUSE IS the WINDOWS of the LINUX World. ... that is why we use SLACKWARE or FREEBSD.

Re:What a great question (Score:3, Funny)

by Mateo_LeFou ( 859634 ) writes: on Thursday May 11, 2006 @03:03PM (#15311101) Homepage

"Microsoft of Linux" simply means that in the eyes of potential customers, you are the one to go to if you want to go Linux, that's all. Right now with Windows - it's MS(obviously)
MS is who you go to if you want to go Windows? Making microsoft the "microsoft of ..." Microsoft ? And I'm the one talking in circles?

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not until.... (Score:4, Funny)

What has happened to slashdot? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:What has happened to slashdot? (Score:2, Funny)

But (Score:1, Funny)

Google is your friend (Score:2, Funny)

Re:IBM IS the Microsoft of Linux (Score:3, Funny)

Re:IBM IS the Microsoft of Linux (Score:3, Funny)

In other news... (Score:3, Funny)

It will even be licenced under the GPL! (Score:1, Funny)

GUI LINUX = WINDOWS (Score:2, Funny)

Re:What a great question (Score:3, Funny)

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