__/ [ Linonut ] on Monday 29 January 2007 12:09 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Ray Ingles belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> On 28 Jan 2007 12:48:02 -0800, Mike Cox <mikecoxlinux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Last year the desktop linux market share was at 2%. Two years ago it
>>> was at 1%. If linux increases it's market share by one percentage
>>> point per year, we should expect Linux to be the dominant desktop OS
>>> in about 100 years assuming the current growth rate. Linus Torvalds
>>> will be 138 years old when that happens.
>>
>> Or maybe about three years.
>>
>>
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/world-domination/world-domination-201.html
>
> Ray's back!
>
> Anyway, I think that article neglects Microsoft's stranglehold on the
> consumer market.
>
> Linux does have some leverage through /some/ work processes, though
> that will take a long time to shift the market. Other forces might do
> it first.
>
> Enjoy your force-feeding.
Yay. He's back.. thought he'd gone to the Palm NGs. I just hope that billwg
doesn't come back to chat with Ray ingles though... maybe he retired just
like his idol.#
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