More Linux Predictions for 2004

An anonymous reader writes "Experts, shmexperts - it's time for the Linux community's own predictions, felt the editors of LinuxWorld Magazine. Prognostications in their Jan 2004 round-up cover media players ('turning your phone into an iPod will be hot by the end of 2004'), IPOs ('Of course, LinuxCertified, Inc'), and MS ('Microsoft will start an intensive campaign to promote their Longhorn technology as Linux standards compliant') - that last is one from Samba's John Terpstra." The original story was back in November.

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My prediction

[gutier]

I predict that Linux will continue to be the small bit player that it has always been and still is today, buoyed by technical people who believe technologically superior products will prevail today's economy.

I predict that more and more people will realize that the licensing cost of software is an extremely small portion of the cost of maintaining business systems for corporations, and that the same people will become more puzzled by what OSS means and how it improves their P&L.

I also predict that Linux zealots will continue to predict that this year will be the year of world domination for Linux, just like they did in 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, ...

Um

[pommiekiwifruit]

But I heard that when HURD comes out in 2038, it will only support 64K of RAM and reel-to-reel tapes...