IBM partnering with Canonical, SuSE, RedHat to take on the desktop

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It just keeps on getting betterer & betterer !!

IBM hopes that disillusionment with Vista and uncertainty about Microsoft's long-term roadmap will create an opening for Linux to emerge as a stronger contender in the desktop market.

ArsTechnica report

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