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Technology Stocks : Microsoft - The Evil empire
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To: Dragonfly who wrote (1521)2/20/1999 2:50:00 AM
From: Rusty Johnson   of 1600
 
The Economist sees the future like Rusty

...open-source is here to stay. Perhaps the software industry will eventually look a bit like a highway. The infrastructure (operating systems, networking technologies) will be largely a public good, while services (support, training) and specialised applications are for sale. Just don't expect Bill Gates to like the idea.

economist.com

Most applications will be ported to Linux because it's stable, scalable and 64-bit unlike Windows.

Microsoft's contracts will be moot.

Thanks to JC on the Linux thread for the link.
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