Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 26th May 2003 23:36 UTC
Linux only has a small percentage of the computing market, however Microsoft already considers it a major competition as the open source OS steals the hearts of many users. Following the hard numbers though, Microsoft also increases its market share on both server and desktop space with time. The only logical explanation is that Linux steals quite a market share from the traditional UNIX providers (SCO, Sun, SGI, HP, IBM). But only Sun seems to truly be in a real Linux trouble, as it is the one with a resistance to Linux integration to its full product range.
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It's not only sad, but it means there will probably be less innovation. While both Microsoft and the open source community have produced real innovations, they are perhaps better known for being fast followers (for example in GUI, browsers, bytecode computing). Companies like Apple and Sun will have to kept around just so the eventual big two will have something to co-opt, heh heh.
But another platform seems to be opening up around handheld wireless computing, so the cycle begins again.