I'll take that bet, and even go so far as to suggest that linux may well push mackentosh far enough out of the loop so as to be a real threat to microsludge. Having said that however, it's already a real threat. especially in the area of accessability for disabled persons. oh well, just my australian $0.20 On Fri, Sep 13, 2002 at 02:14:53PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote: > Yesterday's Wall Street Journal contained some interesting numbers on desktop market shares. Of course, you know who's products has the lion's share. > But check out these two numbers for number two and number three: > > Macintosh 3.1% > Linux 2.7% > > Seems to me Mac may be number three by this time next year? Anyone wanna bet on that? > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Shaun Oliver In a world without fences and walls who needs Windows and Gates? EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435