Red Hat Joins Microsoft Interoperability Group

[anandk]

"In the latest example of a Linux distributor looking to get closer to Microsoft, Red Hat said Tuesday that it has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance—a group of tech companies that are working to make their products more interoperable with those produce in Redmond...

...Red Hat's announcement came a day after Microsoft and Novell outlined a roadmap for products designed to work in either Windows or Linux environments...

...An increasing number of Linux distributors appear to be concluding that their best chance for achieving growth is to ensure that their products are compatible with Windows—which holds by far the largest market share in desktop and server operating systems despite recent in roads by the Linux community. According to tracking site W3Counter.com, 85% of the world's Web sites run on Windows while just 2% run on Linux...:"

InformationWeek

[casanova]

Nice news Anand

[nishant_nms]

Good for Open Source as better interoperable products will increase it's market share

[led_shankar]

Originally Posted by anandk

According to tracking site W3Counter.com, 85% of the world's Web sites run on Windows while just 2% run on Linux...:"

! really?

[piyush gupta]

^^Its true

[techtronic]

I am proud to be a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

[anandk]

Originally Posted by techtronic

I am proud to be a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

impressed ... congrats !

[praka123]

RH is dating with the BAD

[techtronic]

Originally Posted by anandk

impressed ... congrats !

Thanks buddy
Planning to take 70-350 (ISA Server - One of my favourites) soon

Originally Posted by anandk

"In the latest example of a Linux distributor looking to get closer to Microsoft, Red Hat said Tuesday that it has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance—a group of tech companies that are working to make their products more interoperable with those produce in Redmond...

...Red Hat's announcement came a day after Microsoft and Novell outlined a roadmap for products designed to work in either Windows or Linux environments...

...An increasing number of Linux distributors appear to be concluding that their best chance for achieving growth is to ensure that their products are compatible with Windows—which holds by far the largest market share in desktop and server operating systems despite recent in roads by the Linux community. According to tracking site W3Counter.com, 85% of the world's Web sites run on Windows while just 2% run on Linux...:"

InformationWeek

Microsoft is know to backstab many companies. I do not see anything intresting here. All is see is microsoft fanboys here.

I think it is opposite to that.
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Originally Posted by techtronic

I am proud to be a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Iam currently preparing for MCSE and then planning to do RHCE.

[praka123]

^^ A point which i want to say,but dont want 2 say as M$ fanboys....

[santu_29]

ummm... i guess ill change over from fedora core to ubuntu.. going to shipit.ubuntu