Gregory Shearman wrote:
On 2009-01-28, amicus_curious <ACDC@xxxxxxx> wrote:
The only thing that is for sure is that Microsot will never be harmed by
Linux and Linux too will succumb to whatever kills the PC in the next age.
So, they've already postponed the EOL of windows XP because of Linux on
netbooks...
Yes.
But of course Microsoft hasn't been harmed by Linux, right?
I suppose they have been to a minor degree.
The death of the PC won't harm linux, But it *will* harm Microsoft.
Not really. M$ has already diversified widely. XBox, MSTV, MSNBC,
search engines, etc.
Linux is installed *everywhere*. PCs are a minor part of its
installation. Not so for Microsoft.
M$ is also in mobile devices, automotive computing, cell phones, etc.
You've got your arguments reversed. Microsoft *has* been harmed by Linux
Yes.
and it *will* die if the PC market is killed.
No, they'll just put their money and resources into something else. I
doubt the PC market is going away any time soon regardless.
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