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Technology Stocks : LINUX -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Arnold Layne who wrote (1155)	2/28/1999 2:10:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2615

Conference, buzz put Linux in the spotlight Now, almost no one involved with this movement is foolish enough to predict the imminent toppling of Microsoft Corp. With its bottomless pockets and take-no-prisoners tactics, the software behemoth continues to use its dominance in key areas of desktop computing to move into new arenas -- one reason continued antitrust enforcement is so crucial. Microsoft is making major inroads in the high-end market to control computers at the heart of corporate operations, not just PCs, and somewhat more tentative gains on devices that sit below PCs on the technology food chain. But Linux and the like present a real dilemma for Microsoft and other commercial software companies. For one thing, a smartly run open-source project can add features and fix bugs more quickly because everyone shares innovations, problems and solutions. By all accounts, Linux is more stable and reliable than Windows NT, for example, though it doesn't work on as wide a variety of hardware or boast as many third-party applications. And it has lacked the kind of centralized support systems the commercial software companies can provide. That's all changing. Companies that sell hardware to corporations and other large customers have announced they'll put Linux on some systems -- including IBM and Hewlett-Packard -- and, equally important, they'll provide technical support. Twenty-four-hour-a-day corporate Linux support is also in the offing from LinuxCare, a Silicon Valley start-up that sees a huge potential market. "We see Linux as a major force in the industry and we see it emerging as a platform of choice for select segments'' such as Internet service providers and electronic commerce development, says Wayne Caccamo, Internet planning manager at HP's Internet and Applications Systems Division. sjmercury.com This project won't be aimed at replacing Windows or Windows applications on current computers. Rather, Cowpland says, the idea is to persuade manufacturers of the most inexpensive machines -- the emerging category below $500 -- that they can save a lot of money using Linux and Corel software rather than the more expensive Microsoft software. The cheap PC is here to stay. Maybe Corel IS a good way to play the inevitable explosive growth of Linux. Linux World Conference and Expo linuxworldexpo.com I'd like to take credit for hacking into the MSNBC site and planting the Linux piece. (I thought it was April 1st.) But truth IS stranger than fiction. Tripling users each year at the current rate. Let's see ... 10 million ... 30 million ... 90 million ... 270 million users in three years? I lifted the San Jose link from Harvey. Thanks Harvey. Message 8074861 Best of luck.