“Despite what Bill Gates says, Linux has already made its name
in corporate America. The fledgling operating system’s share of the
server market grew faster than any of its competitors last
year–including Microsoft’s Windows NT. The growth of this
alternative operating system has prompted the industry’s leading
companies–including SAP, Oracle and IBM–to develop Linux versions
of their corporate software, from databases to voice recognition to
Internet aplications.”
“But if Linux is to truly threaten Microsoft’s hegemony and
generate billions in corporate sales, it needs to become easy
enough for the average consumer to use.”