__/ [ Colin Day ] on Wednesday 07 June 2006 21:39 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Colin Day ] on Wednesday 07 June 2006 15:07 \__
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>> Down another 1.64% yesterday. Almost below 22 dollars at the moment (a
>>>> couple of months ago I predicted the teens by the end of Q3). Look at
>>>> the graph and despair.
>>> Of course RedHat and Novell also fell that day.
>>
>> What about Debian, Ubuntu, Xandros, and Linspire? The way I perceive this,
>> the beautiful thing about Linux is that nobody is forced to /buy/ it (the
>> poor therefore wins too).
>>
>
> Are they publicly traded? Is Microsoft's decline due to Microsoft
> specifically, or is it part of an overall market decline?
The US stock market, is general, is declining. This does not, by /any/ means,
change the fact that Microsoft is affected financially, as well as losing
some morale.
You know, I can vividly recall articles which spoke of all these young
talents that come to the States from overseas and help the US economy,
whether the locals appreciate it or not. There has been a tremendous decline
in the number of overseas students, many of whom are ditching the States
and, as Bill gates says, the quality of teaching in Computer Science in the
States is degrading (some would say it's just crocodile tears).
Either way, Microsoft have created 2,200 jobs in China some weeks ago. It
seems to evolve into a non-America-dependent corporation and I doubt the
Westernised world will be pleased with that. As one recent article states,
the best scenario is that where the country caters for its /own/ software
requirements.
South Africa: Open Source 'Helps You And Helps SA'
http://allafrica.com/stories/200605180189.html
> Although you are correct when you say (elsewhere) that Linux
> doesn't need any particular company. Well, at least not as much
> as Windows needs Microsoft. :-)
To answer a previous question (I almost forgot all about it), Ubuntu is not
traded publicly. It probably /will/ in the future though. Linux, as a
general kernel with components strapped onto it, can bounce from one company
to another and have itself maintained and improves in this way. Compare this
with the fragmentation in UNIX, which is dying.
Best wishes,
Roy
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