In short, IBM isn’t scared of Linux, neither is Novell. Oddly, neither is Microsoft, after-all, they actually sell it.

I have written previously about the relationship between Microsoft, Novell and Linux – the story has it that Microsoft has signed on for another round. After-all, what chance is there of selling a high-priced operating system into a low-price economy, especially when there are low-priced (or free) alternatives.

Other ITWire authors have written about the advantages of Linux. It’s hardly my role to extol said Operating System. However, there is an opposite view – lets not consider who supports it, but look at who is mortally afraid.

The short answer is no-one. But the answer really isn’t short – and this lack of shortness is what muddies the waters.

The long answer is Microsoft, but what it is they’re afraid of isn’t Linux.