[Halfmanhalfamazing]

I wonder what MS' real aims are.................

[TommyDale]

Can we now look forward to security attacks aimed at Linux, and a gazillion monthly security updates?

[stainlessbanner]

ping

[stacytec]

So, when is this apocalypse suppose to start?

"In all good time!"

[aliquis]

I don't know their aims but it could be good news. Excellent infrastructure around a good conservative (no pan) kernel would be welcome. And it would give Sun something to think about.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I wonder what MS' real aims are....

Whatever they are I hope the whole upshot of this move is that programs that run on Windows will now be ported to Linux.

[Golden Eagle]

I wonder what MS' real aims are...

The same as always, to get paid for their intellectual property, instead of giving it away for free like leftist Richard Stallman wants. In this case, Novell has agreed to pay them patent royalties for Linux, while MS tries to sell Novell Linux to their customers. Might not work for Novell though, since most existing Linux users have an unending hatred of Microsoft, and would apparently rather just download stuff from DVD Jon in Amsterdam than worry about properly paying for their IP. Still, there may be enough new interest in Novell to make up for it, only time will tell.

[ShadowAce]

[Doohickey]

To stay out of court and use the money to try and innovate.

[martin_fierro]

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Winux XP

[Phsstpok]

It's possible, just possible, that this is legit. Gates is stepping down as head technologist for Microsoft and Ray Ozzie is announced as his successor. Ozzie would do this and mean it.

If that is the case then this could get real interesting.

[gondramB]

>>This is stunning. This is like Red Sox fans announcing they're going to root for the Yankees.<<

It really feels more like the Yankees paying off a minor league Boston team to make sure the Red Sox are no longer a threat.

[bmwcyle]

$100.00 Linux, oh boy!

[rzeznikj at stout]

It is stuning...

OTOH with the exception of one laptop running SLED, I no longer run Suse...

Still, it's sad to see a good distro die a slow painful death...

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Watch for 'extensions' that make it proprietary.

And in the bigger picture, watch for standardization of a new hybrid that will work for globalists.

[r9etb]

I wonder what MS' real aims are.................

Mostly technical, I'd guess. They've been trying to get away from a DOS-based architecture for a looong time. Why not use a Linux base instead? They no doubt also see the trends, and don't want to get left with a dinosaur OS.

Sound business move.

[bigdcaldavis]

MS' real aim : To make Linux as bug-ridden, crash-prone, and un-secure as Windows.

Microsoft deserves the same fate as Enron, and Bill Gates and Steven Ballmer both deserve the same fates as Lay and Skillings.