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It'll Be an Open-Source World

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

sniggly writes "Quotes from Wired.com: "MS will become little more than a 'legacy vendor,' offering support for its antiquated products." - and "Oracle... will be forced to open its applications." - this according to a Forrester Research report (link requires a login) that Wired has an article about. Is it the inevitable future of software? Who will be affected, who will go south, who will surface and will companies like ID software, Adobe or Sonic Foundry be able to continue as they are?"

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  1. Re:Rash Headlines by Otter · · Score: 5
    A Slashdot article from December 30, 1999:

    sirch wrote to us with the latest research from Forrester Reports. The report alleges that this year's massive hyping of Linux will fade in 2000, as well as stating that it's not probable that CIOs will be switching over in massive numbers to Linux.

    And eight months later Forrester says Microsoft is doomed? I didn't take them seriously in the slightest then and I don't now.
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