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To: g_m10 who wrote (808)	1/4/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: Milk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2617

Linux' success is remarkable, but nothing is guaranteed? cnn.com The uncertain future of Windows NT idg.net

To: g_m10 who wrote (808)	1/4/1999 7:26:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2617

Red Herring, February '99, page 47-56 ... get a copy ... better yet, subscribe. FREEWARE Sold Open-source development has found an important place in the commercial software arena. But it won't radically alter the competitive landscape, and it will not be the force that drives the next wave of startups to success. I think it will radically alter the competitive landscape. How about you g_m10? Found this on the NN vs. Explorer thread from Daniel Schuh: nytimes.com A Surge in Popularity of Software That Unlocks the Code By AMY HARMON The seers of 1997 had the computing trends of 1998 pretty much nailed down -- the Justice Department's antitrust challenge to the Microsoft Corp., panic over the Year 2000 bug and Wall Street's infatuation with Internet stocks. Unforeseen, however, was one of the year's most striking developments: The surging popularity of what has been called open-source software -- probably because it had long been regarded by the industry's most powerful players as more of a political ideology than a way to make money. Further down: Young of Red Hat Software, which last year received investments from Intel and Netscape, predicts that the top 10 manufacturers of personal computers will offer Linux by the end of this year. Good luck.

To: g_m10 who wrote (808)	1/6/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2617

Linux still in the press ... Upside upside.com By the time Windows2000 ships, Forrester Research concludes in a recent report, Microsoft's market niche will be "usurped by Internet computing and a new competitive landscape." (Whatever that means, it doesn't sound good for Bill.) I rather doubt the delay of this particular software, important as it is to Microsoft, will mean the end of Chairman Bill. But if we're lucky, it may lead some at Microsoft and elsewhere to reconsider the blockbuster mentality underlying many of our most bloated software releases. It's worth pointing out that the fastest-growing high-end OS out there today, Linux, is lean and pristine indeed when compared with Microsoft's overstuffed offerings. Alas, Microsoft is more likely to buy out the entire Linux community (or simply to arrange for a few convenient "disappearances") than it is to emulate Linux's pared-down elegance. One can only shudder at the thought of Microsoft Linux2000. Its appearance would indeed be a sign that the real-life Armageddon is near. IFMX is on a roll. It can't hurt Linux. Good luck gm.