Linux vs. Windows

An anonymous reader writes "Technology Review has a great article discussing how pretty, user-friendly Linux desktops, cheap machines sold at stores such as Wal-Mart, and the growth of useful free software like Open Office have made Linux a 'key business risk' for our friends in Redmond. The story notes that Linux's market share for desktop computers has already surpassed Apple's. Says the Open Source Initiative's Eric Raymond, 'The sinister plan for world domination is right on schedule.' All right!"

The headline

[iamdrscience]

"Linux vs. Windows"? Now the editors are just getting lazy. That could be the title for ~50% of the articles ever posted on Slashdot. Geez.

Linux vs. Windows

[mattjb0010]

Isn't that what /. is really all about? Begin flame war... NOW!

buurrp

[jmrobinson]

Uh, I've had my fill on Linux vs. Microsoft articles... can't someone the compile the millions of them into one lengthy book? I'll use it as a reference or kindling or something...

i knew it!

[bwthomas]

The sinister plan for world domination is right on schedule. --ESR

i knew it; ESR's support of open source was just a bid to allow the NRA to control the government.

Personally, I never trusted that gun-toting bastard.

AAAarRRggg!

[Suriel]

When will this ever end! What's better? Apples or Oranges?

Already surpassed Apple's

[Anonymous Coward]

Stop beating up on the special kid.

Re:The headline

[superpulpsicle]

Well they could have titled the headline "computers". Now that's really wide open.

A penguin with toes

[rimugu]

Why the penguin in the picture has toes and nails?

Re:The tagline says it all

[aardvarkjoe]

Ah, come on. If they didn't post these articles every day or two, nobody would ever get their karma up to "Excellent."

ooh, bigger than Apple's marketshare eh?

[l33t-gu3lph1t3]

So they're at 1.5% of installed desktops now?

Re:Why not help out AOL? Or similar?

[BarryNorton]

those who don't currently have PCs [...] mainly seniors, blacks, and hispanics

While the Aryan youth busy themselves writing viruses, worms and spyware and distributing child pornography...

Re:Of course it'll srupass apple

[DrCash]

And IBM will always dominate the PC market...

And Sun will always dominate the server market...

And also, Microsoft will always dominate the desktop.

And 640K ought to be enough for anybody! :-)

Re:Linux vs. Windows

[gl4ss]

* but the people who get it are unique because they like to drive.*

or just live in europe..

Re:The headline

[gowen]

80% of the headlines should say "Computers".

The remaining headlines need only say "(Dupe)".

I can hear the ads now...

[Reteo Varala]

"I just saved a lot of money by switching to Linux..."

When I take over the world

[Orion Blastar]

everyone will be forced to use CP/M with a 64K memory limitation and all other OSes will be outlawed! I'd bring Wordstar back into business as well as Visicalc. I'll force Mac, Linux, and Windows users to use CP/M. Then I'll laugh as they try to figure out what PIP does and why it was named that and not something user friendly like copy. Muahahahhaahahahahaahah! Plus the two offical languages will be FORTRAN and COBOL, everything else will be banned. Bwaahahaahahahahahahahha!

Only then will CP/M have 100% marketshare and exist for every computer in existance! The CP/M user groups will thank me for this. ;)

Re:Well, if you listen to Microsoft

[Anonymous Coward]

Whoa, so if hardware is free, and we already have free software, then I'm going to have to find something else to spend my money on.

Yes,but.....

[jdeluise]

.....does WINE support bonzi buddy?

Re:Join the Revolution

[Lord Ender]

"The average /. reader is an idiot. Half of /. readers are below average. Are you scared yet?"

Consider the average man. Now realize that half of the population understands statistics even worse than he.

Re:Irony

[ccp]

I don't want to live in a world where everyone uses Linux.

I hope you're doing well in your astronaut courses, because in a few years...

Cheers,