Here I agree 100% I also think Linux is better than Windows if it is used as a server. But as a desktop, ... Teddy, orasnita at home.ro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecil H. Whitley" <cwhitley@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:20 AM Subject: Re: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux > Teddy, > The statement that 40% of companies use Linux is as far as I know accurate. > This does not mean that they use it for all their users desktops, that > obviously is not the case. M.S. has the desktop market fairly wrapped up. > They are however using Linux (and unix for that matter) based servers. > There are instances where Linux desktops are being used also though. > Industrial Light and Magic replaced their SGI workstations with Linux, as > did Jim Hinson's company (ya know, the muppets, kermit and company). > Apparently Linux makes one heck of a graphics editing platform. In my > previous email I cited a couple major customers that IBM is converting over > to Linux. This trend is accelerating. Even M.S. realizes that Linux and > the opensource community is their biggest threat. > > Cecil > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
