This morning, I was bit surprised when I saw a news on APCmag where they have reported that Intel is endorsing professionals Linux certifications, snubbing the old Microsoft certification. This news made me wonder if Intel has turned out to have a conscious about open source or do they have some other reasons? Whatever the reason is, it is a good news for Linux lovers and professionals.

“Intel makes its living by selling processors, and with the established worldwide market for desktops and laptops having almost reached saturation, tapping into new markets is a matter of survival. And the operating system that will power those next billion computers is increasingly seen as Linux: an OS that’s free, open, extensible and has lesser hardware requirements than Windows.”