FOR years, hope has ebbed and flowed among many in the computer business that Linux, a freely available computer operating system which uses a penguin
as its symbol, would become a viable alternative to Microsoft’s Windows, the near universal standard for the world’s personal computers. The
industry–excluding Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates, of course–is currently riding another wave of hope. Will disappointment follow?
as its symbol, would become a viable alternative to Microsoft’s Windows, the near universal standard for the world’s personal computers. The
industry–excluding Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates, of course–is currently riding another wave of hope. Will disappointment follow?
Link: economist.com
