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On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:39:48 -0400, Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

That only is accurate if they make a superior product than the
competition. If MS continues to make a product that the consumer
is not
happy with, it opens the door for serious competition.

They have a long way to go before they will have "serious"
competition, but Apple *is* coming on strong. I'm just
disappointed that all this negative Vista attention, hasn't
translated to much of an increase in Linux use. Linux is still
1-2%, depending on how you measure.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=1520

I doubt Apple's recent sales boosts are related to VISTA. Going
from a Windoze PC to an Apple PC takes a huge leap of faith and an
even bigger gulp. Apple has introduced some splashy new hardware
recently, including some new computers. The MacBooks are selling
like hotcakes at my local Apple store, along with iPhones, iPods,
et cetera.

I think the LINUX star is setting. At some point, there will be a
really strong port of Apple's UNIX OS to PC's that have been
running MS OS, and *that* will be a very interesting development.
There are some ports around now, but they are flaky.

Why bother with LINUX when you can use Apple's Leopard, which is
UNIX in a sweet candy shell?

Do some research before you open your mouth again. UNIX is a
registered trademark.

LINUX is the preferred UNIX like OS for PC's.

Apple took a UNIX variant and wrapped their GUI around it.

The LINUX star is still rising.

Yeah? Based on what, LINUX desktop market share?

Ok, you win.

Indeed. There's nothing wrong with LINUX and it certainly has made its
mark in the server world, but it's just not going to be much of a
success in the plain old user desktop market. It's too much of a kit.

Ok, you win.