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Re: [Rival] Windows Vista Drives People MAD

* Rex Ballard peremptorily fired off this memo:

> Linux on the DESKTOP has faced the full force of Microsoft's $40
> billion in leveragaged advertizing revenue, $40 billion in OEM and
> Corporate revenue which fund a $4 billion/year legal and settlements
> fund.

Even so, I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more uptake amongst consumers.

The success of some of the recent preloads is telling.

It's obvious that Gates was right (in a bizznizz sense) to go for the
chokehold.

> Meanwhile, Linux APPLIANCES number in the Billions.  There are now
> almost 2 Linux devices for every Windows desktop on the planet.
> Routers, TiVo, HDTV, WiFi hubs, and so on.  Linux/Unix also provides
> cable DVRs, as well as PayPerView servers.  Nearly EVERY Windows
> desktop user couldn't function if they didn't have access to Linux
> servers such as Google, Amazon, E-trade, and numerous other Linux
> based servers.  Even Microsoft's web sites depend on Linux for load
> buffering and load balancing.
>
> Of course, one of the big spin-offs of Linux was the widespread
> acceptance of Open Source Software.

Actually, it's probably working the other way around, since stuff like
OO and Firefox is much easier to get (much smaller, and doesn't need to
be burned to CD or set up to boot on a USB key).

> There are even indicators that, thanks to desktop virtualization,
> there are almost 6 Linux/Unix desktop deployments for every 4 Windows
> Vista copies actually deployed to end-users.

You might want to clarify that, because it makes no sense to me as it
stands.

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I WISH I HAD A KRYPTONITE CROSS, because then you could keep both Dracula
and Superman away.
		-- Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988.

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