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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:03:21 -0500,
Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:45:16 -0500, Linonut wrote:
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>> "In the meantime, the reality is that many vendors have come to the
>> conclusion that it is not worth trying to fight the Microsoft default
>> phenomenon -- it's far more effective to just accept and work
>> around it. Recommind, for example, will happily snuggle its advanced
>> search engine into a SharePoint environment, and Meridio compliance
>> functionality is designed to be embedded into Microsoft Office."
>
> Actually, the reality is that many vendors see business opportunity in
> filling in the missing parts of a given Microsoft solution. This is a far
> cry from "not worth trying to fight" it. In fact, when Microsoft does fill
> in those parts themselves, those companies cry like stuck pigs.
>
> Linux stays in it's niches because it doesn't have the one thing that
> Microsoft has in spades. Marketability.
Yeah, linux has sure stayed in it's niche. It's only used by some
colledge students and a couple of cheap ass websites for cheap
servers...
Well, except for moving into print-servers niche, the file servers
niche, app servers, clustered super computers, PDAs, handhelds, phones,
embedded, media center, telco infrastructure, voip centers, and a few
dozen other niches.
Yeah, Linux has really stayed in it's niche.
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