Noticia amarillista, digna de cualquier revista del corazón. De todas las noticias que he leído sobre el mismo tema, esta es la que más dista de la realidad, escrita probablemente por alguien que ni si quiera sabe inglés para poder leer el documento en cuestión.

Veamos:

Linux dejó de estar en la lista de competidores de Microsoft, según su último informe a la Comisión del Mercado de Valores estadounidense, donde se ofrece información sobre su estado y su visión del mercado competitivo.

Linux sigue presente en el informe, otra cosa, es ser realista y no llamarlo amenaza (para el desktop), ya que no lo es. (Talibanes y simpatizantes extremos, no desviéis la noticia a un Windows vs Linux)

En lugar de Linux, sistema operativo libre, gratuito y casi inmune a los virus, Microsoft incluyó a Google y a Apple, empresas que también disputarán el control del mercado en cuanto a navegadores, sistemas operativos y dispositivos móviles.

Vamos, me parto una y otra vez, casi inmune a los virus, una muestra del nivel de información de este analfabeto tecnológico. ¿Este tipo de señores son los indicados para informar a las masas? Que en el 2011, existan personas que digan que Gnu/Linux es inmune al malware, es realmente deprimente.

Veamos lo que dice realmente el informe sobre Linux:

Competition
Our server operating system products face competition from a wide variety of server operating systems and applications offered by companies with a range of market approaches. Vertically integrated computer manufacturers such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Oracle offer their own versions of the Unix operating system preinstalled on server hardware. Nearly all computer manufacturers offer server hardware for the Linux operating system and many contribute to Linux operating system development. The competitive position of Linux has also benefited from the large number of compatible applications now produced by many commercial and non-commercial software developers. A number of companies, such as Red Hat, supply versions of Linux.
We compete to provide enterprise-wide computing solutions with several companies that offer solutions and middleware technology platforms. IBM and Oracle lead a group of companies focused on the Java Platform Enterprise Edition. Commercial software developers that provide competing server applications for PC-based distributed client/server environments include CA Technologies, IBM, and Oracle. Our Web application platform software competes with open source software such as Apache, Linux, MySQL, and PHP, and we compete against Java middleware such as Geronimo, JBoss, and Spring Framework.
Numerous commercial software vendors offer competing software applications for connectivity (both Internet and intranet), security, hosting, database, and e-business servers. System Center competes with server management and server virtualization platform providers, such as BMC, CA Technologies, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and VMWare in the management of information technology infrastructures. SQL Server competes with products from IBM, Oracle, Sybase, and other companies in providing database, business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. Our products for software developers compete against offerings from Adobe, IBM, Oracle, other companies, and open-source projects. Competing open source projects include Eclipse (sponsored by CA Technologies, IBM, Oracle, and SAP), PHP, and Ruby on Rails, among others.
The embedded operating system business is highly fragmented with many competitive offerings. Key competitors include IBM, Intel, and versions of embeddable Linux from commercial Linux vendors such as Metrowerks and MontaVista Software.


PD: Que mala leche se me pone cuando leo cosas como esta...