| The Penguin and the Hare |
Apr. 25, 2002
In this guest column at DesktopLinux.com, Con Zymaris examines the similarities in the early-phase growth of Microsoft's Windows and Linux as desktop operating systems, which show that Linux, far from being out of the mainstream desktop race, is moving smoothly, growing in stature as a performer, and is starting to confidently eye the finish line, which is just a few years' down the track. Zymaris writes . . .
"Throughout 2001, a substantial number of industry pundits took it upon themselves to deflate or denounce Linux's chances as a desktop Operating System contender. They pointed to the fact that even after two or three years of what they called 'hype', Linux still had a minuscule proportion of the mainstream desktop market. What are its chances of catching the naturally advantaged Windows platform on the desktop, and combating the arrogant and aggressive Microsoft? . . ."
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