On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:40:19 -0800, Au79 wrote:
> Dean G. wrote:
>
>>
>> Mareeba wrote:
>
> Mareeba is just another ignorant wintroll with one line answers that cannot
> be supported, very typical.
Yes. Bin it, & move on.
>> So there you have it. Linux/Gnome is far better now than Windows was at
>> the same age. And one needs only open their eyes to see the trend :
>> Linux is small now, but growing. Even Microsoft realised they can no
>> longer ignore Linux.
>>
>> Dean G.
>
> I don't agree that Linux can be considered "small" even in the desktop
> arena. Let's review some facts:
>
> 1. The embedded application of Linux remains wide spread among appliances
> such as settop boxes, routers, switches, SAN, PDA's, an smartphones.
>
> 2. International adoption among foreign governments remains astoundingly
> high with Europe and Asia leading the charge.
>
> 3. Microsoft's tune of "Linux is a cancer" has quickly changed into "Lets
> make a deal" with Novell.
>
> 4. Development of innovative features for the desktop from KDE and Gnome
> have certainly outpaced efforts by MS and even Apple.
>
> This is not the stuff of a "small" player.
And if linux is a "small player" (as wintrolls claim) why did Ballmer
called linux "The Number One Threat" to Microsoft.
--
MicroSoft's original corporate home was very interesting.
The Sundowner Motel in Albuquerque. The Sundowner was a seedy
little Motel that was widely used by drug dealers and Hookers for their business.
Microsoft was born in a Whore House! Doesn't that explain their Business ethics?
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