Here is a corporation that has retail franchises developing on Linux for <br>various reasons (stability, security [no need to have anti-virus], customizability<br>[they can create their own distro, or select one that is close to what they need],<br>
low cost [no license fees, but perhaps they pay for support?]).<br><br>And who says Linux is not winning. Linux *IS* winning, but not in areas<br>that we want/wish it would win at.<br><br>Linux is everywhere in servers, embedded systems, phones, ...etc.<br>
<br>Just like when Java started. In the mid to late 90s, Java Applets were<br>being pushed as the only way users will get interactive applications <br>over the web. Where are applets now, and where is Java? Java is <br>a corporate application stack and a mobile phone stack. Applets are<br>
no where to be seen. AJAX and Flash are where web application <br>interactivity is.<br><br>Same for Linux: it has won, it is winning, it will win. Just not where you<br>expect it to be (the desktop). At least not immediately ...<br>
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