eboda - 4:32 am on Apr 25, 2002 (gmt 0)

Oh I had to stick in a few comments! If we all were sitting around a table I would be able to shoot off a load of comments.

Regarding Microsoft.
While they will be around for many years to come, I know they are worried at holding their place in the market. A fact: IBM and AOL have invested a great deal of money and technology into the next PC OS. This will keep Microsoft on their toes.. See if people will buy into the new OS. AOL and IBM have been working on their new OS, when it is complete Linux should have their own user friendly sweet desktop. Then their is Lindows.com (Recently Microsoft tried to sue them and lost - they are trying again. REALLY REALLY SILLY LEGAL FIGHT!) Just shows me how worried Microsoft really is about their place in the market. Lindows by the way is a Linux based Windows :)

Regarding Apple:
Not worried about Apple either. Even without Big Brother M$ Apple will be fine without Microsoft - A few applications like FreeOffice solves the MS items Apple would loose. An their is AppleWorks, and a bunch of others popping up here and there. Of course non as powerful as Office. I doubt Microsoft would pull Apple support - they would be dumb to! Microsoft has development group MacBU, which Microsoft is spending a lot of time and dollars into Mac software. Anyway it is good money for them, and keeps them in Apples door. :)

However - now Unix based Mac OS X - Mac users can expect to see more software then prior Mac OS. OS X is still a baby and many users can't keep up with all the new doors that are open for Mac heads. Not much to say more about Mac - don't want to turn this into a bashing match. I look at it as whatever gets the work done! Mac is in the game for a long time.. reborn!

Either way if Microsoft looses or wins. They will fall behind. Linux is growing up. Although I think because of sticky issues with Linux group - it will only slow the progress on IBM, and AOL's new OS. I think we should not be surpised when one day we see "PC users now have a CHOICE!" That is the day when Microsoft will begin to chew their nails.

Oh heck! I don't know.. So much information not enough energy to type it out. :P :)

Enjoy!
eboda