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IBM To Enterprise: Ditch Windows For Our "Microsoft-Free" Terminals (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com - 12/4/2008
IBM To Enterprise: Ditch Windows For Our "Microsoft-Free" Terminals (MSFT)
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Another threat to Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows and Office crown jewels? The company is already dealing with the rising popularity of Apple's (AAPL) Macs , and the slow evolution of free Office suite alternatives like Google (GOOG) Apps . Now IBM (IBM) is aiming for its own piece of Microsoft's ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/1/2008
A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — In a new book, Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis argues that open source is the future of software and his former employer is "toast." (more) A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source

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online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
IBM Creates 'Microsoft-Free' Desktop
— online.wsj.com — International Business Machines Corp. is hoping to convince corporate customers that they no longer need Microsoft Corp. IBM says it has created a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop -- a complete suite of applications that run on a backroom server and ... (more) IBM Creates 'Microsoft-Free' Desktop

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IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop | Business Tech - CNET News
news.cnet.com - 12/7/2008
IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop | Business Tech - CNET News
— news.cnet.com — IBM wants corporate customers to cut the cord with Microsoft. The tech pioneer is launching a Linux-based collection of virtual-desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to a ... (more) IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop | Business Tech - ...

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Know It All:  IBM vs Microsoft: Seems Like Old Times

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IBM vs Microsoft: Seems Like Old Times
Know It All — ... bad establishment company against which Microsoft and Apple defined themselves? OK, I'm old. Take my word for it. Anyway, news that IBM is positioning itself as the liberator of the desktop from big bad MSFT gave me a twinge of nostalgia, or bizarro world nostalgia. I thought that was Google's job. And of course Apple is now an evil empire in its own right. How long before IBM runs an ad of someone smashing a giant video screen showing a Steve Jobs presentation? A skeptical view: PCs are cheap and worthwhile. ...

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