Firefox market share bounces back 668 plus 10
When Microsoft first released Internet Explorer, the only way to get it was to download it from Microsoft. It was a loss leader intended to steal market share away from Netscape and wrest...
Are you saying Microsoft lied when it described the peril it was in during the DOJ anbreastrust trial?
If so, they are at their most vulnerable in a situation like that. Complacency is dangerous. And, of course, they are starting to lose their grip in several areas. They haven't gotten any traction in the embedded space at all, games are losing billions, and servers aren't quite the rosy picture you like to paint. Now, for the first time in a long time, they are starting to lose desktop clients. Yes, they are definitely working on damage control.
Yes, of course, they have a long way to fall and all that. But Linux isn't going away, and Microsoft is feeling the pressure. Witness the extensive lobbying in MA.
On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:45:11 +0000, billwg Guess you forgot, Mr. Bill - Linux isn't a company. It's an operating system that is expanding its user base exponentially around the world. Proprietary...
Not really, they have plenty of OSS in place. After all, Google has a major site there, and of course that's running Linux. It's just a bureaucratic mess to install new software on those machines, getting them vetted and so forth.
Just trying to keep you honest. That's like keeping back the tide with a whisk broom, but what the heck.
Gee, you are even *more* selective - you never cite or quote anything. How about you produce some?
-- Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (313) 227-2317
"The penalty for 'hacking' this system is $500,000 and 5 years in prison. That's right. If you figure out a clever way to play an MP3 file on your TCPA machine, you're eligible for more time than a drunk driver that end someone is." - Craig Kelley, on the Trusted Computing initiative
Firefox market share bounces back 668 plus 11
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