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To: tbigb who wrote (56565)	3/11/2001 5:18:24 AM
From: dybdahl	Read Replies (1) of 74651

No way. Yahoo use *nix because it's cheaper and more stable in the long run, and it still is. More stable means more customers that are actually using the services. I get to know more open-source programmers all the time, so the developer base is increasing all the time. Linux doesn't need business. Most open-source programmers I know work with Windows at work. Most very good programmers that leave universities today get Linux related jobs. There is a big demand for Linux expertise in Europe. So Linux will continue to evolve - Linux related business or not, but earning money on Linux is as easy as never before. And please remember - it's MUCH cheaper to teach somebody to become a Linux Guru than a Windows guru. I don't know any very good Windows programmers that are younger than 30 years old. I know several Linux gurus than are younger than 25 years old. The PC slowdown can be much harder to MSFT than you might imagine. I believe that the Office XP end-user licensing program might be the end to Microsoft Office as the primary office suite in private homes. And OpenOffice will probably take over. Lars.

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