Linux Dealt a rest BLOW by Apple !!!!!!! 2447

Remember when some folks didn't want computers in the work place?

Remember when some folks didn't think the Internet was useful?

Somebody *else* is running their businesses now, because they failed.

Do you remember Western Union? Where are they now? Do you remember the Bell System? Where is it now?

They didn't change with the times, and even if the names persist, they are *not* the same company with the same management.

Do you know of *any* newspaper that was ranting against the Internet 10-12 years ago that still has the same management (and doesn't use computers, networking and the Internet as an integral part of their business plan)? They all failed and were bought up by someone who saw the light and moved forward.

Alice in Wonderland is the idea that Microsoft can continue with the same business plan that worked 20 years ago. Certainly in the beginning Bill Gates did *not* stick with any "favorite" plan, he wanted to get rich and kept changing what he did until he found a way to do it. He has stuck with that because it was working. But 1) he is retired, 2) the world has changed, and from that you can conclude that 3) Microsoft is going to change what they do, one way or another.

There is little doubt that the Open Software model is going to run circles around any individual proprietary software project that becomes a target.

Hence it is only a matter of time. IBM, HP, etc. etc. are all positioning themselves to be in the thick of it at the time.

I don't think the management at Microsoft is stupid; they will be there too.

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