Microsoft's acquisition of Fast retains the original Linux business

Will Microsoft develop software based on Linux and Unix operating systems? After Microsoft successfully acquired the Norwegian search company Fast last Friday, this could become a reality. Microsoft spent $1.2 billion to merge Fast into its subsidiary and appointed the former CEO of Fast, JohnMarkusLervik) to master Microsoft's enterprise, will Microsoft develop software based on Linux and Unix operating systems? After Microsoft successfully acquired the Norwegian search company Fast last Friday, this could become a reality. Microsoft spent $1.2 billion to merge Fast into its subsidiaries, and appointed John Markus Lervik, former CEO of Fast, as vice president of corporate search at Microsoft.

As a new subsidiary, Fast is committed to developing comprehensive enterprise search services. This includes a new product called Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and the existing Fast product called ESP, this product is a software running in Linux and Unix.

According to Microsoft, the company made a decision to retain Fast's Linux and Unix-based software and continue to provide services for customers who choose the two operating systems, this will also have a very large market. Some people may say that we can also improve it in Windows, but over time I hope that customers will use the. NET-based platform as their preferred choice.

In fact, in January, Microsoft announced that they were already negotiating with Fast to broaden the company's search technology application. Today's successful acquisition, it makes Microsoft's attempt to expand its Web-based search market a reality.