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IBM ” go to Microsoft changing ” challenge Microsoft

August 26, 2008

　　IBM ” go to Microsoft changing ” challenge Microsoft

Author: Luo Xiaowei

Sell software domain transition is faced completely after PC as IBM, the competition of its and Microsoft is more and more intense, so that its together 3 Linux issue business to roll out ” without Microsoft software (Microsoft-Free) ” plan, software of Sai Di adviser and service industry research center seek advice from Shi Wangjiang to think, this plan makes clear ” IBM makes clear declare war to Microsoft ” .

　　 Install cost halve

On August 12, ” times of an ancient name for China ” the reporter learns solely from IBM China company, IBM issues the Linux that precedes with the whole world red cap of business Novell, Red Hat() with Canonical/Ubuntu hand in hand, use Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony with respective hardware partner promotion inside global limits ” without Microsoft ” personal computer, marched in the round 2009 accumulate the market of global table machine that contains potential of 1 billion sales.

It is before this news occurrence a week, more the message comes out IBM with associate the group discusses actively ” without Microsoft software ” plan, its are main content is to be in associate what sell IBM of the installation on computer ” without Microsoft software ” the client carries software. Do not pass pair of this informations, associate chief is being accepted related the group ” times of an ancient name for China ” when the reporter seeks testimony, express, still can explain external without what at present.

It is reported, IBM ” without Microsoft software ” end of client of mail of the Lotus Notes that includes IBM, Lotus Symphoney and desktop office software, the source can leave in the Linux of Novell, red cap and Canonical move on operating system platform, among them IBM Lotus Symphony is the collect that IBM is based on OpenOffice.org to develop form of word processing, electron and demonstrate slide to be covered at the free office of a suit, support opens documentation format ODF(Open Document Format, open documentation format) .

“Vista gains ground over sensitive to business and budget CIO degree slow, add new-style be in without Microsoft PC the whole world the make a great coup of each domain, be Linux gain ground created unprecedented opportunity. ” Kevin Cavanaugh of vice president of department of career of IBM Lotus software expresses.

Because every install the computer of Windows operating system to need to pay accredit fee, this charge is gone to by marry again normally on user body, and can obtain freely Linux and Lotus Symphony, because personnel thinks related this IBM, the computer cost that installs cause client to carry software is equivalent to installing the in part of computer of Windows operating system only.

“Without Microsoft software ” the plan is right individual user and the enterprise user that because insecurity of the sources of energy causes operation pressure,increase have appeal quite.

“This is the continuance that IBM supports policy to Linux. ” Wang Jiang is right ” times of an ancient name for China ” reporter analysis thinks, this plan makes clear ” IBM makes clear declare war to Microsoft ” .

　　 Market share is backward

Wang Jiang introduces, although IBM Lotus Symphony is free, but market share is far since rolling out the application that lags behind at Microsoft office software, because this IBM expectation enlarges market share.

In fact, more notable is Microsoft what go up in internationalization of OOXML(Office Open XML) of him documentation standard is rapid since last year advance. Before OOXML, documentation format standard basically has two kinds, one is the ODF of the company joint development such as IBM, SUN; Language of another UOF(GB sign that is China connects) , among them ODF had made international standard formally in May last year, UOF also made national standard of China. Nevertheless Microsoft drives its OOXML to make international standard energetically since last year, at the beginning of this year April, ISO(international Organization for Standardization) poll through swift passage because great majority member is approbated and the OOXML that affirms Microsoft puts forward makes standard of international documentation format.

Microsoft OOXML on international standard drive the ODF that rolls out to IBM in fact to form immediate challenge, although subsequently the message says, this answering that be approbated formally formally this year in June to be the OOXML of international standard by ISO, delay 3 months because of the doubt of Shikoku of India, Brazil, south Africa, Venezuela, but apodeictic is, expression of Microsoft documentation standard is more direct is its office software is had on personal computer in fact popularize the effect, form bigger impact to the ODF standard of IBM.

IBM tries to change him Lotus Symphony to use a position mediumly in the market, after all of the user popularizing ability is true useful. The personage inside course of study is opposite ” times of an ancient name for China ” the reporter discloses, it is before a month, the free office software that when oneself use computer, discovers program of its computer Java upgrades to hint whether the inquiry needs to download and install IBM from time to tome, “IBM began to act in those days ” .

IBM relevant personnel introduces, in the Eastern hemisphere, company of Safran Aerospace of software park of the bag outside Chinese medium and small businesses, India and Australian Kennards Hire(are made) the company does not have Microsoft product solution in active promotion.

“Main problem is the application software above before Linux too little, to Linux nevertheless attention is spent each now taller and taller, tecent rolled out the QQ terminal that is based on Linux. ” Wang Jiang expresses, IBM is in PC3 of application software, operating system, individual respect union launchs a challenge to Microsoft together.

Become nevertheless ” times of an ancient name for China ” reporter when to Microsoft China with respect to the act of IBM relevant personnel seeks card view, this personage expresses not to make a comment. The viewpoint thinks, if associate,tycoon waiting for PC intervenes finally really of IBM and this 3 Linux manufacturers affined, the concussion of operating system of that pair of Microsoft and market of desktop office software is weighed most undoubtedly big.

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