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linux is #2 on microsofts most wanted list
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that ought to p**s off micrsoft
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The monster is quaking in their boots!
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Linux is definitely out there and is cutting into MS'es server market share. But honestly, I don't see it cutting into the desktop marketshare in the near future. I like Linux and it works good for me but I will be the first to admit that the general computing public is not ready for it yet.
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Look out gates, were comin 
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I agree with SickBoy 100%! MS is very user friendly, Linux requires some know-how. Know-how that the average person lacks and is not willing to attain.
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SickBoy said:
True. Personally, I think that Linux won't be something to consider on the desktop until at least some large OEMS offer it preinstalled for desktop systems. After all, how often does the average user install an operating system? For most people, probably never.
Probably the biggest strike against Linux at the moment is the lack of hardware support (that can be set up reasonably painlessly.)
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So, basically, Linux is the number one threat to MS. "General economic environment" isn't really a risk, since every company has to worry about that, I mean that's like a dog saying his number one risk is a dog catcher.
I wouldn't mind setting up a computer to run linux, I mean I certainly have heard all the stories, I just have never been too attracted to the *hard* that always seems to surround it.
But hey, if it's making MS upset, can't be too much of a bad idea, no?
*shifty eyes* my first post...
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But hey, if it's making MS upset, can't be too much of a bad idea, no?
*shifty eyes* my first post...
-yelizaveta
You won't see Linux hit the home user desktop for a while. You'll see it make inroads on other desktops, though. The corporate desktop being one. We already see it in the academic environment (many of the machines at my college were dual-boot, and that was in 1996-2000). You'll see it in areas where an administrator handles the computing fascilities. If you have someone administer it for you, its quite easy to use.
If Linux can get a hold of 10-20% of the [corporate] desktop, that is a big deal, and I'd imagine would be enough to get attention from hardware manuafacturers, major software vendors, etc.
Hopefully we will have some better choices in the future for desktop operating systems. Linux is already there for some, lets see how much more it can grow.
If Linux can get a hold of 10-20% of the [corporate] desktop, that is a big deal, and I'd imagine would be enough to get attention from hardware manuafacturers, major software vendors, etc.
Hopefully we will have some better choices in the future for desktop operating systems. Linux is already there for some, lets see how much more it can grow.
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