Actually, his official job title is general manager of platform strategy, but Martin Taylor is better known as Microsoft's chief Linux strategist, and has been holding that position for one year. Time to celebrate, and time to look back at what he has learned about the changing Linux-Unix-Windows market so far. He has also a lot to say about where he sees Linux (and particularly Novell, Red Hat, and IBM) going and how
Microsoft plans to compete with the open-source operating system, e.g. by commissioning "Get the Facts" analyst reports that compare Windows to Linux. The complete interview is at http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2004/0,4814,95988,00.html
Another interesting must-read article covers the "Mission Critical Microsoft" initiative, also devised to battle Linux. Read the eWeek article to find out more.
Posted by admin at September 17, 2004 11:22 AM