Comment Re:RIP linux (Score 1) 344
The internet has started a renaissance in the software industry. Programmers can get industrial strength tools like Linux for free. Every useful application is being developed for the internet. If you're starting a company now why would you spend money on an OS or development tools? Save your money for hardware and bandwidth.
As for users, they don't care what the server is running. They want their client to work when they press a button. In five years, when we're all surfing the internet through our wristwatches, MS will be a forgotten $10bn company. And Sun will be selling Linux servers with 4096 processors.
As for users, they don't care what the server is running. They want their client to work when they press a button. In five years, when we're all surfing the internet through our wristwatches, MS will be a forgotten $10bn company. And Sun will be selling Linux servers with 4096 processors.
