IBM promotes Windows-free computing
IBM AND THREE MAJOR LINUX distributors (Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat) will attempt to create a Vole-free personal computing world by 2009.
The four companies are reportedly collaborating on the development of a PC slated to be pre-loaded with Linux, IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution (OCCS), Lotus Notes, Symphony and Sametime.
Consumers and independent software vendors will also be encouraged to develop applications for the new PC via Lotus Expeditor – a software framework based on the open source Eclipse programming model.
Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president for IBM Lotus Software, explained that the " slow adoption of Vista among businesses, coupled with the proven success of a new type of Microsoft-free PC in every region, provides an extraordinary window of opportunity for Linux."
Scott Crenshaw, Vice President of the Platform Business Unit at Red Hat expressed similar sentiments. "Customers are demanding a Microsoft-less PC, and we have responded with our reliable, secure Linux solution." µ
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If only they could put pressure on game developers to use OpenGL more so I could actually play some decent, new games on Linux.
Lotus Notes? OK then this will be the end of fun computing.
Will we be able to double click an exe and click next a few times to install an app?
the turd in a bap which is Lotus Notes.
...by trying to push vista down everyones' throats.

Open source finally got the big push it needed from the one place you'd least expect !
IBM need to change all Lotus related software first.. IBM software are all slow and Java dependent and Java for desktop application stuck
A decade or so ago IBM had a competing (and better) operating system, OS/2, but they knuckled under to Micro$oft pressure and extortion, and quit pushing OS/2, thus giving Windoze the whole playing field. Had IBM had some cojones back then, Windoze probably wouldn't have the dominant (domineering) position it enjoys now.

Since IBM sold off their PC business to Lenovo, thus is not susceptible to Micro$oft extortion, maybe they'll hang tough in this new venture, as I'm hoping.
And Eclipse? What? I made the comments before, Linux is scary to most people, Apple looks nice and friendly, non technical. It makes people feel safe and warm. Windows, is harder, but familiar. Like that mean aunt who yells at you a lot but you know really cares and will give you candy.

If it shipped with Open Office then we would be doing a little better, but Lotus is horrible. Add in the lack of hardware support and software portability and you are looking at a dead product.

Business' is looking for something to save time and money, needing to retrain terrified staff on a new OS and then on a new Office Suite is costly. Then I need to worry about getting shut out of other software because of compatibility issies.

Emulators are unreasonable, if i need to run an emulator to run a software package, then why not just cut out the middle man and get the right OS to begin with? Web Applications are being built for IE, like it or not. McKesson, one of the largest Medical Imaging firms in the world, will not work on Fire Fox or Safari. GE Medical designs all of its products for IE as well.

GE is bigger than IBM. you pick who wins.