Oh, so Linux caused Sun to layoff workers. I'm crying for them. And Wal-Mart probably forced Sears and Kmart to layoff workers too. That's the free market, dude! Apparently you have a hard time with that concept, eh. IBM embraced Linux and is doing quite well, I understand. Or is IBM a commie company in your little fantasy world?
And on top of all the other nonsense you write, you seem to assume that if the Chinese didn't have Linux they wouldn't just pirate MS software on a massive scale. Do you actually think the Chicoms will vigorously enforce our copyright laws?
Internationalism certainly has its price, although you seem to be blind to it.
Do you actually think the Chicoms will vigorously enforce our copyright laws?
Much more, now that they are part of the WTO. Unless you'd rather us all be running a Chinese standard format anyway.