Monday, June 15, 2009

I.B.M. looks to sell big business on cloud computing - NYTimes.com

June 14, 2009

In 2000, the Linux operating system was a hot technology, but it had not spread much beyond scientists, researchers and computer programmers. Then I.B.M. declared that it would back Linux with investment, research and marketing, and the technology moved swiftly into the corporate mainstream.

The same thing happened with the personal computer in the early 1980s, when I.B.M. endorsed that upstart technology and entered the market...