[ Thanks to Doug
Bostrom for this link. ]
“PC WEEK: You’ve been all over the place regarding Linux —
it’s a threat, it’s not a threat, it’s making inroads, it’s not.
What is it?
“BALLMER: It’s a competitor.
“PC WEEK: Where?
“BALLMER: It varies. It has some good acceptance in the ISP
community. It has some reasonable acceptance in certain computer
science departments in the university world, and among some
hobbyists and enthusiasts. Has it sold absolutely totally like
hotcakes? No, but it’s a real competitor.
“PC WEEK: Are you any closer to porting applications to Linux
than you were six months ago?
“BALLMER: No. I don’t think there’s much of a market for those
applications yet.”