:SuperSite for Windows: Study: Windows 2000 to defeat Linux handily
SuperSite for Windows: Study: Windows 2000 to defeat Linux handily Feb 25, 2000, 06 :20 UTC (32 Talkback[s]) (8984 reads) (Other stories by Paul Thurrott)
"A comprehensive survey of over 2200 IT, education, and government
decision makers reveals that Microsoft Windows 2000 will not only fend off the
Linux/Open Unix threat, but will, in fact, have no real competition for the
next few years at least. The survey indicates that Linux will experience
massive percentage gains in marketshare over the next two years but that
Windows will maintain or increase its lead regardless. The biggest growth for
Windows will occur in the largest enterprises, while Linux is proving popular
with smaller companies.
"'The open-source Unix movement is a true inflection point for the computing
industry,' says Peter Auditore, the president of BI/DW Research. 'It does not,
however, threaten Microsoft's dominance...'"