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The Riches of Open Source
Daniel Dvorkin writes "This BusinessWeek article argues convincingly that Linus Torvalds has more resources at his disposal than Bill Gates. Not only is it a nice overview of Why Open Source Really Matters pitched to a non-technical audience, but it makes a solid argument in favor of OSS in general and Linux in particular, from a solidly capitalist perspective."
Not everybody who uses/contributes to Linux does so out of a burning desire to compete with windows.
Actually the original goal of the free software movement was more like creating an alternative to Unix. At that time I think Windows wasn't even an option. Today you have to compete with Microsoft whether you like it or not. Why? Because Microsoft is putting obstacles in the way of all your development. A lot of Hardware and software is only tested with Windows. Some hardware manufactors only provide Windows drivers, and documentation only to closed source developers. A lot of people try to produce data that can only be read by Windows programs. This is how the world looks today, Microsoft has way too much power already, that is the only reason they can get away with the crap they provide. It is something you simply have to fight, because Microsoft is directly or indirectly responsible for a lot of your problems with Linux, whether you like it or not.
Do you care about the security of your wireless mouse?
You are such a tool
Why don't you open your eyes. Get a new perspective of what's really going on