It's April 2nd mate.
Mike Nachlinger wrote:
>
> Microsoft Announces MS-Linux
>
> REDMOND, Wash., April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today
> announced the forthcoming release of MS-Linux(R), a new version
> of the well-known Linux(R) operating system designed for the
> enterprise.
>
> The flexible "grassroots" operating system, now with the quality
> and enterprise-level service and support customers expect from
> Microsoft
>
> "Prior to the development of MS-Linux, enterprise customers
> wouldn't dream of deploying mission-critical applications on an
> unsupported operating system," said Jim Allchin, senior vice
> president of Microsoft's personal and business systems
> group. "All that has now changed."
>
> Maximum compatibility and performance
>
> While other versions of Linux offer a variety of immature and
> largely incompatible windowing environments, MS-Linux includes
> an implementation of the familiar Microsoft(R) Windows(R)
> desktop, minimizing corporate training costs and allowing the
> hundreds of millions of Windows users worldwide to be productive
> right away.
>
> MS-Linux provides a complete implementation of the Win32(R) API,
> enabling many of the thousands of applications written for the
> Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT(R), and Windows
> 2000 operating systems to run unchanged on MS-Linux. Microsoft
> will offer support for future releases of the Microsoft Office
> suite of productivity applications and the BackOffice family of
> server products running on MS-Linux. In addition, many existing
> MS-DOS(R) and SCO Unix programs will run on MS-Linux without
> modification. Benchmark tests performed by independent
> laboratories have shown that MS-Linux is the world's fastest
> Windows file server.
>
> A groundswell of support from industry
>
> A number of leading development tool vendors will announce
> support for MS-Linux, including Bristol Technology Inc.,
> Compuware Corp., Cygnus Solutions, Fujitsu Microelectronics
> Inc., Intel Corp., Metrowerks Inc., Rational Software Corp.,
> Sybase Inc., and Tower Technology.
>
> "The new Linux distribution from Microsoft gives the operating
> system the credibility it needs to gain a foothold in
> organizations where it has never gone before," said Jon Hall,
> Executive Director of Linux International, a non-profit Linux
> advocacy organization. Microsoft will become a corporate member
> of Linux International, and will make a substantial donation of
> funds and equipment to the organization. "Linux International
> looks forward to working with Microsoft for the benefit of
> current and future Linux users," added Hall.
>
> According to VA Research President and CEO Larry Augustin,
> "VA Research is delighted that Microsoft is entering the
> fast-growing market for computers powered by Linux." VA Research
> has announced plans to bundle MS-Linux and selected Microsoft
> Office and BackOffice products with its powerful server,
> workstation, and laptop computers. VA Research has also agreed
> to make Microsoft its exclusive supplier of Linux-based
> operating systems going forward. "Having the Office and
> BackOffice suites running on computers from VA Research will
> give us a huge advantage in the marketplace," said Augustin.
>
> Microsoft has engaged well-known author and programmer Eric
> S. Raymond to advise the company on certain intellectual
> property issues related to Linux. Raymond's paper "The Cathedral
> of the Bizarre" was a key factor in Microsoft's decision to
> develop a Linux product. "While Microsoft will not immediately
> release the source code for its version of Linux, the company
> has promised to do so eventually," said Raymond. "That's good
> enough for me."
>
> "The Linux community and Microsoft are a great fit," says Linus
> Torvalds, creator of Linux. "After all, we both have the same
> goal, which is total world domination."
>
> Separately, Microsoft has announced the opening of a new
> recruiting center in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
> "Microsoft is always looking for talented individuals to join
> our team," said Mike Murray, Microsoft's vice president of human
> resources and administration. "We often recruit in communities
> that are expected to have significant numbers of folks looking
> for work in the near future."
>
> Pricing and availability
>
> Microsoft expects to release English and international versions
> of MS-Linux Version 3.1 for Intel- and RISC-based computers on
> or before April 1, 2000. Pricing has not been announced.
>
> About Microsoft
>
> Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide
> leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a
> wide range of products and services, each designed with the
> mission of making it easier and more enjoyable to take advantage
> of people using personal computers every day.
>
> Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Win32, BackOffice, MS-Linux, and
> Linux are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
> Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other
> countries. Other product and company names herein.
>
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