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- jasonrh, on 11/07/2008, -8/+113you cant kill linux...
- MrSquirrel, on 11/07/2008, -2/+66Linux will continue no matter what Windows 7 does in the marketplace.
As a desktop operating system, Vista has reached only about 20% market share, but Windows as a whole still owns about 90% of the market. The most generous estimates still place Linux at about 2%, despite recent gains.
But in the server market, Linux is here to stay. As long as cutting IT costs remains a concern, Linux will remain the best and most reliable alternative to the vendor lock-in and resulting licensing extortion of Windows. - jabela, on 11/07/2008, -9/+47Mostly, because it becomes progressively better and Windows has pretty much stood still since XP... It's already faster, takes less memory footprint and runs a fine selection of software that is enough to keep a lot of users happy. It's also annoying to MS, because its open source, you kill the odd Linux company off and it just comes straight back like Medusa....
- rolf, on 11/07/2008, -0/+34It's more like: Microsoft can't buy linux. That terrifies Microsoft/Ballmer/Gates.
If Linux were just another competitor, it would be fine, Microsoft would just whip out it's checkbook like it has done so many times already. - brettalton, on 11/07/2008, -2/+28Microsoft doesn't FEAR Linux, they just want more money.
Linux has market share in sector A? Let's take it! - c0dem0nkey, on 11/07/2008, -0/+20Actually, that would be like the Hydra...not Medusa. :)
- vilago, on 11/07/2008, -14/+33Computer fanboy articles are stupid. Buried for "toolness" factor
- mikeabundo, on 11/07/2008, -2/+20Desktops have to be idiotproof. Servers do not. That's another reason Linux rules the server market.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -1/+19good point
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 11/07/2008, -0/+17As long as linux keeps getting more solid (which it will) and it stays free, I will always use it.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+19 I know.
No matter what they do,I'll still use Linux.
- BradOFarrell, on 11/07/2008, -22/+37MIcrosoft does not fear Linux.
- Altotus, on 11/07/2008, -0/+13Porting to various peculiar hardware and writing custom hardware drivers is far easier in Linux. It's a very common platform for that sort of thing for that very reason. Linux will probably have the first and most complete USB3 implementation, for example, since it was the development platform for the hardware.
- pHreaksYcle, on 11/07/2008, -2/+15Why. . .?
- mintblogger, on 11/07/2008, -9/+21Linux is eternal, Windows mmmmm......
- smacksaw, on 11/07/2008, -1/+13Yeah, my wife took her laptop in the bathroom the other day and it saw itself in the mirror and turned to stone. Bricked it.
- wigren, on 11/07/2008, -4/+15
- PigGeneral, on 11/07/2008, -2/+13Then a well-setup linux desktop might be the best solution. I setup a Linux machine for my grandmother, with 3 Icons on the desktop. Internet - Email - Solitaire. Her account has no rights to change anything, or do anything else really.
I have yet to receive a phone call calling for support on it, 4 months later. Yet I receive emails entirely in the subject line from her... but alas... that isn't the OS's fault. - smacksaw, on 11/07/2008, -1/+11Well, I am currently testing out Ubuntu-eee (not very good) and the actual Netbook Remix (very good) on two identical netbooks. There are some problems, but the ideas are solid and where it's going is good.
By the time W7 is out, I think the headstart that Linux has on netbooks is going to offer a pretty amazing UI/experience. W7 is going to be fairly static. If it has a good feature that Netbook Remix (or other similar implementations) are missing, it will happen in a short period of time.
Both systems dual-boot XP for gaming. Just in case. But with those screens, that isn't really a big deal. And getting back to Ubuntu, it just works so well... - freezerburn666, on 11/07/2008, -0/+10what type of gaming can you do on a netbook?
- a2fan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+10Cheaper development costs? Eeking out slightly better profit margins in a crowded technology market where everyone else is doing nearly the exact same thing?
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+12First of all XP is NT5.1, Windows 2000 was NT5.0, and I can count on my left hand the number of features added in XP that I actually use, so MS has been asleep since Win2000.
Secondly, and the biggest reason MS is scared of Linux is because they cannot simply buy it, slap their name on it and make idiot tech investors think they an innovative tech company.
All the innovation out there now is being done on Linux and by non-corporate programmers, so MS is even more looking like they are a company not only standing still, but going backwards. - Vich, on 11/07/2008, -2/+11It's true. I thought I had once, but about 27 distros just rose up to take its place.
- nikki2300dk, on 11/07/2008, -0/+9education is where microsoft has the potential to lose grip on the monopoly someday. most schools can't afford software, open source can be a good option and with less security issues to worry about, linux looks pretty attractive.
- FearisFailure, on 11/07/2008, -7/+16You should always Fear the Linux!!
- tendonut, on 11/07/2008, -1/+10Because of all the pirates started using Linux, Microsoft wouldn't be able to lie about the amount of money they are losing from piracy. Now who can they blame on piss-poor sales of Vista?!?!
- cubicledrone, on 11/07/2008, -1/+10Proof that very few people understand Linux.
- daridave, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8OK so while you're all complaining and defending your favorite OS, all I have to say is I'm happy about this all, because in the end... WE (the users) win. But Linux will never die, because IT'S FREE. If Microsoft really is scared of it, they'll start selling Windows 7 and a reasonable price, unlike Vista.. or XP... or ME... or 98... or... ok you get my point.
- IamSunstorm, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8The fact that it's free, and doesn't require a user interface?
- booyahbitch, on 11/07/2008, -4/+12Anyone notice how Security vendors use Linux when they build something like a firewall, IPS, etc? There is a reason for that.
- RaulMuadDib, on 11/07/2008, -0/+8I agree
- vptel, on 11/07/2008, -2/+10and so the age old argument continues...
- fuse13, on 11/07/2008, -2/+10hey psst zadadka, theres a lot of web servers running linux.
- kaph, on 11/07/2008, -2/+10I'm more afraid of what Ballmer will do to me if I don't buy Windows 7..... that man defines terrifying.
- jamesmcm, on 11/07/2008, -1/+8"compared to the actual number of people who really want to write their own drivers, and recompile their kernels."
You've obviously never used GNU/Linux. With most distro's you needn't ever compile anything - and it's great for people who don't want to have to reformat every week and run 20 virus scanners. - DBeta, on 11/07/2008, -1/+8Don't forget that it can run on lesser hardware, and is far more stable than a Windows solution. Oh yeah, and better security offerings than any of the low powered windows options. And then there is the customizations options. All together, sounds like a pretty sweet deal for all parties involved.
- ScottyDelicious, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7I love lamp.
- TheSum, on 11/07/2008, -1/+8Because.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -1/+8I ♥ Bejweled.
- Knet88, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Yeah, because all Linux users and developers are poor, unhygienic, antisocial nerds living in their parents basement, wow, bongles made a funny!
Well, when you come back to reality check the income comparisons for people graduating with CSC degrees vs other degrees. The skills needed to develop linux and complex linux software are in high demand, so much that if you wanted to make more money you'd probably need a post-grad degree. And not every F/OSS dev lives like RMS.
As for making fun of the financially unstable, instead of making rolf look stupid, you pretty much made yourself look like a jackass. Go ahead, take a bow. Why don't you follow up by going out, finding some homeless people, and shouting at them to get a job. Or maybe take money from a charity collection. I hope you're proud of yourself. - ruiacp, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Are you forgetting that he is the major stockholder? And has a lot to loose?
- Ratteler, on 11/07/2008, -1/+8M$ is trying to become a service. They're offering the DRM service of preventing users from using media under Fair Use. The problem is their business partners aren't paying for it, and their consumer doesn't want that "service" a all.
They forgot who their "boss" was. US! - zeebo, on 11/07/2008, -2/+9So basically Microsoft wants to use their monopoly in the desktop market, to force a monopoly in the netbook market through their OEM licensing agreements. You apparently only get to survive in Microsoft's markets if you're their one annointed competitor who exists solely to keep the government off their backs.
- itsontheway, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7Linux owns the server and super computer market -- usage. I guarantee there are more webservers running linux than there are windows. Some comments are misleading. While it is true, that microsoft may make more profit from servers, though I am not sure about that, Linux and unix variants have a far better reputation and are far more abundant. A lot of companies use linux or a unix variant heavily, but do not pay for it, due to it being open source. Linux also runs a majority of the world's super computers ... sure Microsoft may catch up in terms of usage, but I doubt it. The desktop situation is another story. Either way, linux isnt going away, though the year of the fabled linux desktop may be a long time (or never) coming ...
- a2fan, on 11/07/2008, -0/+7IBM has for a very long time (before if was fashionable, ie market competitive) been one of Linux's best friends. They have adapted it to run on just about every platform in their product lineup, helping to legitimize Linux for the enterprise.
- lAmoebal, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6He accidentally the whole comment.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+8Thats another good point, Linux will always be there, even a hundred years from now. Microsoft is a business, the minute they are making less than 95% profit on their software they'll get out of the market.
- inactive, on 11/07/2008, -2/+8 What most people don't know is if you have a TIVO,you are running Linux.
- Frostek, on 11/07/2008, -0/+6More abuse of monopoly positioning again - I can't believe this isn't illegal in the US...
- Pother, on 11/07/2008, -1/+7Win 7 is most likely a pretty GUI on top of Server 2008.
And since server 2008 is slick and FAST, Win 7 will probably be much better than Vista.
(Vista SP1 being okay if you know what to shut off to make it run decent.)
I suspect they're not going to have any problems getting people AND companies to upgrade to Win 7, and server 2008...
(...except of course for the next batch of "legacy" business apps, that require something of an older OS.)
BUT the question that people never seem to ask, is WHY PAY for Windows OVER and OVER and OVER again, if a Linux OS can provide you with what you need/want?
Browsing, email , standard office apps... Linux no problem.
(But after finding my Firefox all screwed up after upgrading my Ubuntu 8.10 from 8.04, Ubuntu's not on my good side right now.)
Meanwhile the Redhat and CentOS servers we have at work continue to chug along no problems...
Linux isn't going anywhere, but that Win 7 / server 2008 combo is definitely going to provide competition. -
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