Actually I should have said "free software lunis", as that is ultimately what they are, but they hide under the sheep's clothing of "open source".
Microsoft is bound to eventually lose some of their market share, there's simply nowhere to go up from ~90%. When they do, it won't all be to free software like Linux, but to other products like Apple OSX and Sun Solaris instead. Hopefully most of it will, since those are American products owned by American companies, and not a foreign born fake like Linux.
For the zillionth time: OSS DOES NOT EQUAL FSF!!!!
Apparently, that little tidbit is conveniently left out--though I can't blame you.
Your bosses at Microsoft must really be cracking down on you, eh?
There are some hypocrites in every camp, but, in my experience, most open source people really are dedicated to the freedom of software (as in speech, not beer).
When they do, it won't all be to free software like Linux, but to other products like Apple OSX and Sun Solaris instead.
One interesting thing about this comment: all of the software you are looking at (OSX, Solaris, and Linux) are UNIX derivatives of some stripe (Apple has FreeBSD code, along with Mach, in its kernel, Solaris is a UNIX descendant, and Linux is a UNIX clone). If Solaris or OSX can take market share from Windows, why not Linux?
Hopefully most of it will, since those are American products owned by American companies, and not a foreign born fake like Linux
How is Linux a "foreign born fake"? Why does the country of origin matter (within the limits of national security, which is not an issue here) if it's a better product? The free-market is all about ferretting out that which is inferior through competition.
What is this beef you have with Linux? I've seen people who didn't know about it, didn't like it, or couldn't use it (because it wouldn't fit their framework), but you are the first I have ever seen who genuinely loathes it. Why?