Steve,
>>I know that I have made 90% of my money in programming life from Windows, so for me the choice is obvious.<<
Nothing wrong with that. Other folks have made their bread
and butter on other platforms. So be it.
IMO, languages and OSs are going to be changing in many
more ways that we can imagine. IBM just bought out SCO.
I think SCO is big on PC UNIX systems. I don't know how
legit IBM's strategy is, but it's a big move on their part
and they will probably pump lot of $$ into beefing up UNIX,
since NT definitely is vulnerable in certain areas.
IMO, LINUX is going to be MSFT's biggest competitor. Not
because I'm in love with LINUX, but the concept of open-source
software can be pretty powerful. I suspect MSFT will somehow
overcome it, but it will be fun to watch and hopefully it
will improve OS technology across the board.
One thing though. The speed of changes in technology are
coming faster and faster, and it's nuts to try to think
anyone has a hold on it. That's partly why I think this
MSFT court trial is BS. Nobody, no matter how big, has
ownership of standards anymore. There's shmoes
like us can sit in our garage and come up with better
mouse traps. But, this is also hi-techs strength. As long
as we see it for what it is, then us as investor just want
to know which train at the station is in use. I'll shift
technologies in an instant once I see future visibile
changes. Tech to me is a tool, it's not a way of life. It's
just something to make my life easier....which countless
folks miss.
Felt like ranting off the top of my head,
so who knows if it's anything meaningful<G>.
joe |
