[Bush2000]

Most threatened and actual defections from MS are directly caused by licensing issues and costs. When MS gets a little more competitive on price and loosens up a bit on restrictions, it usually ends up saving its contract. Quit whining and figure it out.

I'm not talking about MS. I'm talking about other Unix vendors, who aren't in a position to compete against free.

[TechJunkYard]

I'm not talking about MS. I'm talking about other Unix vendors...

Same deal. There's still a Unix market out there for the hardware which needs it. HP, Novell and IBM are still selling to that market. And all three are embracing Linux for Intel hardware.

Markets and customer requirements are changing, dude. I don't hear the CRT manufacturers crying about it.