Microsoft Protests Linux on Phoenix Mars Mission - Future Mars Probe Will Run Windows
Houston, Texas: After intensive protest from Microsoft Corporation regarding the use of the Linux operating system on the Phoenix Mars Probe, NASA has announced that it will use Microsoft Windows on a future probe mission. The new Bluescreen mission will test the ballistic impact of an instrument package on the Martian surface.
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HumHo
2008-06-07 09:43:32
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39429910,00.htm
more binary blobs...
MS is spending a *lot* of money for this. How long will they be able to keep up with this I wonder.