Microsoft’s New Play for Linux Lovers

A few weeks ago, Microsoft rolled out what’s arguably its most important product this year: Windows Server 2008, the operating system for corporate server computers. It’s a cornerstone to a bunch of other Microsoft software, and it will be used by businesses large and small.

But it will probably be ignored by an increasingly important type of company: the many little start-ups building new Internet services and technologies. They love Linux; Microsoft would dearly love to woo them over.

Read the whole story here: http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/03/10/microsofts-new-play-for-linux-lo...