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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a lot of excellent points here.
Linux, while not enjoying as long a past as other proprietary Unix/Unix-like OSs, has accelerated in development and has attracted a lot of young, intelligent developers.
I have seen (and implemented) Linux in a variety of environments, and all have stayed on Linux. While my resume can't boast something like the success of Linux at google.com, I have introduced it to environments in:
-federal government
-universities
-web media (over 3 million unique hits/day)
-biotech (doing chemical reaction simulations)
buzzwords, hype, or not...it works very well in many situations, and I'm happy with it.