I saw this quote on slashdot.
A Harvard Study which uses formal economic modelling to determine "Will OSS ever displace traditional software from its market leadership position?" came to a (not so?) surprising result. Linux is likely to remain second best as long as Microsoft has a first mover advantage.Did anyone at Harvard consider the fact that Linux isn't trying to compete with Microsoft? When was the last time you walked down the street and glanced up to see the word "Linux" on a billboard in letters 20 feet tall? The last time you saw Tux the penguin in a Super-Bowl halftime commercial? Never, because the people who create Linux aren't trying to sell you anything. I predict that Linux will continue to quietly out-do Windows for years to come, and I'm looking forward to never spending any money on it. Hooray for free software!
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It featured prominently in an IBM superbowl ad in 2003, I believe. Here's a link:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3182711082396344549
An article discussing it:
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6502827
The second link does not have discussion regarding the ad. My mistake.
Thanks for the link. I was thinking about all the companies trying to sell linux out there. It is true that lots of ad dollars are spent on raising linux awareness. I'm not sure, but I bet the numbers are small compared to ad dollars spent on windows products. Point is, the best sales pitch and not the best software determines what product gets selected.
linux vs.windows webhosting.???
I wondered which should be used for dynamics sites using flash css javascript forms etc.
I was looking at this companies corporate plan and would like to have the option to set up several seperate websites for different customers
assigning each an allotment of space with seperate access by them and allowing me access is this site suitable for my needs or is it as it seems just too good to be true???
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