> Linux joins HP's own Unix operating system and
> Microsoft's Windows 2000
> as the company's third strategic operating system.

Which means that MPE/iX is a "non-strategic" OS.     I don't know
about others but I find the "non-strategic" label ominous - especially
when HP doesn't explain what it means by "strategic".

IMO to assume that others will have your understanding of the word
"strategic" evidences a poor grasp of English.

- Cortlandt


"Glenn Cole" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
news:39942a48_1@skycache-news.fidnet.com...
> NEWS.COM reports on an update to HP's OS strategy:
>
>    Computing giant Hewlett-Packard on Monday will designate Linux as
one of
>    its three "strategic operating systems" and will add new products
and
>    services to support it.
>
>    The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said the move reflects
growing demand
>    for the Linux system and should help its customers use Linux with
more
>    confidence and in a broader range of applications.
>
>    "This was really driven by consumer need," said Jim Bell, general
manager
>    of open-source and Linux operations at HP. "Linux is a tsunami
that is
>    overrunning the marketplace. It has spread like wildfire, and we
>    anticipate this is going to accelerate."
>
>    Linux joins HP's own Unix operating system and Microsoft's
Windows 2000
>    as the company's third strategic operating system.
>
> That's the full article (if not the full story), from
>
>    http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2495414.html
>
> --Glenn
>