Spokesperson quoted saying "This (memo) was not a directive, but a challenge to an internal team," she said. "It is routine for IBM to challenge its internal IT team to rigorously test new platforms and technology inside IBM."
Seems a bit odd that the CEO routinely "challenges" teams to work towards goals that are not intended for real. In any case they don't deny the authenticity of the memo, so their backpedalling seems to me just insurance against the loss of face they would suffer next year in case the OS turnaround does not work out. Fair enough, but how can they convince anyone that Linux is the way ahead if they do not dare try it for themselves?
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Posted by: Tom Coady on January 10, 2004 04:16 PMSpokesperson quoted saying "This (memo) was not a directive, but a challenge to an internal team," she said. "It is routine for IBM to challenge its internal IT team to rigorously test new platforms and technology inside IBM."
Seems a bit odd that the CEO routinely "challenges" teams to work towards goals that are not intended for real. In any case they don't deny the authenticity of the memo, so their backpedalling seems to me just insurance against the loss of face they would suffer next year in case the OS turnaround does not work out. Fair enough, but how can they convince anyone that Linux is the way ahead if they do not dare try it for themselves?
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