Betting on Linux

It's two steps forward, one step back for Linux. IBM promises to spend $1 billion on the OS and companies improve desktop software for it, but Linux lags in support for the new Pentium 4.

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Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

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It's two steps forward, one step back for Linux. IBM promises to spend $1 billion on the OS and companies improve desktop software for it, but Linux lags in support for the new Pentium 4.

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