Wall Street Journal ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122834959883677705.html ) and a press release from IBM ( http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/26230.wss ) reports about a new try to sell a "Microsoft-free" virtual desktop. All kind of applications run on a backroom server and don't require Microsoft software or costly desktop hardware.

More
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/26230.wss
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122834959883677705.html