Bryant University standardizes on Linux 13386

Here's something I posted back in August:

"Marketing will be necessary for Linux to 'take over' the desktop; in this, billwg actually has a point. But the case of Firefox, for example, shows that *huge* marketing campaigns are not necessarily required when significant technical differences exist, even in the face of inertia and a compebreastor with a large budget. Also note that Firefox doesn't need to have a majority share to affect the way websites are coded, tested, and deployed."

Note the recent thread that indicates that (well) over 10% of web users there was a brief dip in share at around 8%... Message ID:

Linux distributors have only recently started actively pursuing the desktop market. Windows took many years to work its way to its current position, and it'll take Linux many years to depose Windows. But the signs are favorable; Linux isn't going away, it already has many superior featurs, and it improves faster than Windows can. The historical barriers to switching from Windows (carefully built by Microsoft) like application availability (e.g. Office, IE) are eroding daily. Given that Microsoft has nowhere to go but down, anything that eases switching must be worrisome to them. Look at how agressively they are fighting in Mbuttachusetts.

-- Sincerely,

Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317

It is not true that Microsoft doesn't innovate. They brought us the email virus. - Jedidiah