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Linux has proven stability, but to it's credit, so does NT. The most compelling reason that companies have to move to Linux is licensing costs and security response time; Most companies don't care that you can slim Linux down to fit a floppy disk and use it for routing on a P90, but MS only updates their products once a month. And that's because Sysadmins requested it! They do own copyrights to the components of Windows. Microsoft could sell these Linux companies rights to ditribute their GUI in their distribution for a couple of million dollars, while the companies would raise or lower prices accordingly.

Microsoft are not bothered about being a 3rd party supplier, They only have Outlook for Mac.. Not sure why Yes, they kind of need to back off, at least on the prices of their software.

I don't think that I like that. I won't even go to actual Windows OS costs. And if you know enough on Linux as to keep it secure, and invest the same time to learn about WinNT5 w2k and above you'd keep it just as secure - with the added bonus that windows is easy to use for everyone, and also has access to a vast 3rd party library of apps. So why change a core which has taken 20 years to perfect?

I don't know, it just seems like a pretty logical step in the whole scheme of unification. One company does something, the other [competing] company responds. Because under the GPL, they can modify Linux and sell it. I didn't say they have to. I meant that they could. And that is all he say'd That's why company's spend millions at microsoft: reliabilty from one company, not from a community! Office copies. Yeah, they do have unix based mainframes, but that's more about "we allready have it so lets keep using it".

But overall they don't deliver a bad OS anymore. So lets go in the mind of company, "why base it on open source, when we make good progress in delivering that what people CAN work with? They could sell it of course, but they won't because it would only hurt them. Trying to support Windows is a big enough task, but throw in Linux and having to support all the grannies using it would be a nightmare.

Besides they want Windows to dominate, and I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that they want Linux dead. Besides it wouldn't be a good idea in my opinion for them to sell Linux. I don't really think they need to; they have years of work in Windows, and NT is a very good product.

My opinions of course, but I think we'll meet up with Vulcans before Microsoft starts selling Linux. I really need basic 'Nix commands right now. TIA, JSkean. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 6. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit.