According to a report published in the Financial Times on April 17, American software giant Oracle is considering releasing a version of the Linux operating system and has been looking into acquiring one of the two leading companies in this technology.
This report, citing an interview with Oracle’s CEO, Larry Ellison, states that this move could reshape the software landscape and open a new front in Oracle’s long-standing competition with rival Microsoft.
The report mentioned that Ellison responded by saying, similar to Microsoft, Oracle aims to sell a comprehensive range of software, including operating systems and applications. “We are lacking an operating system. Surely, you would convince us to distribute and support Linux,” Ellison stated.
The report indicated that, like IBM, Oracle has placed its trust in Linux, an open-source system with accessible code for everyone to view and utilize, as a counterbalance to Microsoft’s Windows, which has rapidly gained popularity from desktop computers to enterprise IT systems.
Ellison noted that in a recent study on the open-source software market, Oracle had considered acquiring Novell, the largest Linux distributor after Red Hat.
M.C – ZDNet
