Microsoft Takes Aim at IBM’s Mainframe and Cloud Business
Posted by Mike on Friday, December 3, 2010
For months, IBM (IBM) has been unhappy with French company TurboHercules SAS, because the latter has tried to develop an open source emulation of IBM mainframe systems. Moreover, TurboHercules is one company accusing IBM of anti-competitive activity in Europe.
Now Big Blue has greater cause of concern, as Microsoft (MSFT) has invested in TurboHercules. Not only might Microsoft be using the relationship as a way to attack its rival by proxy, but it could also see mainframe emulation as a tool in its quest to become a dominant force in cloud computing.
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