Re: [PLUG] microsoft lost

["Michael Leone" <turgon@pil.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven J Pulito" <stevenp@seas.upenn.edu>
To: <plug@lists.nothinbut.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] microsoft lost


> First of all my $0.02 is that every one should lighten up a bit, as far as
> I'm concerned this list is for friendly chat among linux enthusiasts.
>
> > > "Incessant."  I've seen no evidence of anything of the sort continuing
> > > non-stop on this list.  Or are you speaking of in general?  I'm sorry,
I
> > > thought this was a discussion of what goes on on this list.
> >
> > I think he meant "incessant" in the sense that anytime MS is mentioned
at
> > all on this list, it's to bash. Or it seems so.
> > ('Course, I could be wrong)
>
> Maybe it is true that Microsoft tends to get a bad rap around here.  But
> is that a bad thing?  Maybe Linux users are just a little ticked
> because they know Microsoft has limited consumer choice and hindered the
> advancement of the computer industry.  Maybe the negative MS attitude
> comes from the fact that a lot of us have known for a while what just got
> proved in court, that Microsoft is a blatantly criminal
> organization.
>
>
> > > Besides, NT/2K isn't king on the server.
> >
> > Sure it is (NT, anyway). King in the sense of market share (defined as a
> > percentage of total server installations). NT, Netware, Linux, if I
remember
> > the last numbers I saw for new installations.
>
> Well could you please share your source?  According to mine,
> <http://www.mercurycenter.com/business/center/unix102798.htm>, NT is far
> from the King.  Unix, of which Linux is a descendant, is currently on top
> by quite a large margin.  Granted this data is from '98, but the trend
> shows Unix grabbing market share faster than NT.  So unless you can show
> us some credible data proving otherwise I'm going to figure that NT didn't
> manage to close the 26% gap.

http://www.forbes.com/Forbes/97/0908/6005186a.htm

and

"At this point, Windows NT is  the leading server operating environment. We
are expecting by the end of our forecast period, 2003,  Windows NT (and its
sequels) will have moved from being the leading operating environment to the
dominant operating environment," he said.

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1549312.html?tag=st.cn.1.

The one I was referring to listed specific numbers for new server
installations for 1999. PC server installs, if I remember correctly. In the
overall server market, unix is still in the lead (due to it's use on larger,
non-PC server sized installs). Can't remember where i read it, tho.

Sorry; I should have been clearer.




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