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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (56372)	2/28/2001 6:15:51 PM
From: PJ Strifas	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Monopolist...I think we need to get a definition of that word :) As for market dominance in client or desktop market, there's no question: nwfusion.com "Two studies released Wednesday by IDC show that Microsoft continues to dominate the client operating system market and to build dominance in the server operating system market." "According to IDC, Windows accounted for .... an overwhelming 92% of shipments on the client side...."We have to acknowledge that Microsoft's strategies and tactics seem to be working," says Dan Kusnetzky, vice president of operating environments research for IDC." "...On the client side, IDC's "Client Operating Environments: 2000 Year in Review" revealed continued Microsoft dominance in an area marked by slowing growth. Windows 98 and 98 SE shipments were up 36% over the previous year, but overall Microsoft's Windows 9x and Me shipments were only up by 8%. Microsoft increased its client market share by almost 3%....Linux is still far behind on the client side with..." Drawn your own conclusions..... I have :) Peter J Strifas

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