Microsoft's new Linux salvo: IT Interoperability
eWeek | at | by Mike
Microsoft looks to be turning its pitch away from the total cost of ownership comparisons between Windows and open-source Linux, and is now tackling the thorny issue of interoperability.
The Redmond, Wash., software firm on Tuesday released the findings of a Jupiter Research Consulting survey, which it commissioned and paid for, titled "Interoperability Needs of IT Professionals."
This self-described "unbiased research study" of 800 IT decision-makers at U.S.-based companies with annual revenues of at least $10 million found that Microsoft is ranked as the most interoperable vendor and technology provider within the customers' existing IT environment.