Home | ![]() |
Updated: 4/1/2003; 11:48:51 AM. |
Synthetic Morpheme Christopher Taylor's editorials on Science, Technology, Salsa dancing and more ![]() More on Linux inroads, this time from a non-technical, business oriented source that, none the less, makes some pretty strong statements in favor of OSS (Open Source Software) [CIO Magazine].
It seems 2004 is going to be the year of OSS. War, economy, dotbomb, anti-trust and more are all combining to lift OSS up and make it successful. 1:39:22 PM Linux has been slowly chipping away at Microsoft's server market share for a while and, more recently, it has started to make inroads in the desktop arena as well. A recent Evans Data Corporation survey suggests that Linux may be on the verge of overtaking Windows within the developer community [LinuxWorld].
This is great news, but not entirely unexpected. The real question in my mind is how well Linux will be able to penetrate the non-developer market segment. However, as the number of developers developing for Linux increases, I think we can expect a proportional increase in the quality of Linux desktop software. If that trend continues, it will only be a matter of time before Linux not only catches up to Windows on the desktop, but far surpases it in not only functionality but quality and market share as well. 11:58:57 AM
|