“Of course, every week that Windows 2000 is in beta is another
week when new enterprises are likely to adopt other operating
systems.”
“Shipments of Linux, for example, have grown 212 percent over
the past year, while market share for the grassroots OS has nearly
tripled in the last year to 17.2 percent, according to a study by
the International Data Group. Windows NT still controls 36 percent
market share in server operating systems. But in ’99 Linux could
give it a run for its money.”
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