prowsej - 2:11 am on Jan 20, 2002 (gmt 0)

I think that you're missing the point. There's no money in offering a direct competitor to Windows. AOL would lose because they'd be distracted by something that doesn't really matter and they necessairly offer an inferior product. Even Microsoft is moving away from their reliance on Windows as a profit source.

The desktop doesn't matter. Linux, however, is an ideal OS for the embedded space. Do you care that your WebTV uses Linux? No, to use a Microsoft phrase: "it just works."

I can imagine this as a move to compete with Microsoft HomeStation, perhaps. I envision a set-top box or a Tablet PC (if AOL has been swept up by the hype). Hopefully they're not so stupid as to try to fight ysterday's battle - the battle over the desktop OS.

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(edited by: Brett_Tabke at 1:08 pm (utc) on Jan. 24, 2002)