[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[keithtoo]

This headline is about 5 years too late.

Any idea if cell phones will catch on?

[backhoe]

I'm glad to read this- competition is good for the breed. You know I currently use Win2K on my home machines, and that I'm not particularly partisan about OS's. I just want the bloody computer to do what I need to do with as few annoyances and hassles as possible. Microsoft ( besides its well-know security holes ) keeps making it harder and harder to merely use their products-- like their new WGA nonsense, which loads more bloatware on my machines. I'm really getting tired of their intrusiveness and meddling.

[Golden Eagle]

In 2004, sales of Linux server software grew by 44% to $4.25 billion. But the overall market, which is still dominated by Unix and Windows, totaled $46.2 billion, according to market researcher IDC.

So it's 1/10 of server sales. Much less on the desktop. I'd hardly call that "mainstream".