Andreesssen: Why Open Source Will Boom - in 103 Words

An anonymous reader writes "You gotta love Marc Andreessen's 12 reasons why Open Source is set to boom: can anyone use fewer than 103 words and still adduce as many reasons as he does?"

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Why Linux Will Boom - in 3 Words

[ChaoticChaos]

It's not Windows.

Re:Why Linux Will Boom - in 3 Words

[Anonymous Coward]

$ echo It\'s not Windows. | wc -w
3

How dare you question the all knowing wc.

Not Impressed

[Anonymous Coward]

It would have been impressive if he did it in 100 words.

Re:Not Impressed

[Flexagon]

This sounds like the old "theorem" that any program can be reduced to 99 lines because any program larger than that can surely be reduced by one measly line without breaking it.

Andreesssen - Why I'm an idiot in 103 words.

[His name cannot be s]

Wait a sec.

He tried these 12 steps With Netscape. Then this guy went and founded LoudCloud.

I'm not sure that we even want this guy giving us his support or opinon.

It's kinda like getting political backing from Nixon.

Feh.

Less than 103?

[AlaskanUnderachiever]

All Your Base Are Belong To Tux

This could just as easily be 103 words about Apple

[adzoox]

1. Apple has a loyal fanbase that supports it "enough" to break even - make a profit
2. Apple has the iPod, the iSight, Quicktime, iTunes - all superior Mac and Windows implementations
3. Apple has the design prowess and the marketing genius to cater to just about any market segment they choose to go after - right now; audio - next; video
4. Apple has the appearance of support - most people don't know where to turn for Linux support
5. Macs can run Linux too
6. Apple has an immense support base on the internet
7. Mac OS X is a Unix derivitive - so everything mentioned in the 103 words pretty much applies to Apple.

There - exactly 103 words!

Reasons to use Windows, less than 103 words!

[Jugalator]

1. It's the most common OS in the market.
2. You get what you pay for! And you pay a lot.
3. Dodging exploits is exciting.
4. SCO doesn't have anything against it.
5. The guy designing it became the richest man in the world, so it must be good.
6. It hasn't got a silly penguin logo, but a much more exciting four-color Windows flag.
7. Paper clips are your friends. You have no such friends in Linux.
8. It has a puppy to help you search files. Linux has no such puppies, so you don't search as well.

Re:Let's see you go against Microsoft.

[Fear the Clam]

It's only a matter of time before Andreesen's on a VH1 "where are they now" special where they reunite him with the pets.com sock puppet and the dancing baby. Until then, the only fun is watching him get fatter in each new publicity photo.

Re:Open source benefits from anti-American sentime

[YetAnotherDave]

You forgot my favourite description of Dubya: Moron

Well, ex-president would be better, but we can't use that yet. Soon, I hope...

No,

[2names]

anit-Americanism is largely fed by the fact the America has done way too much "side-hopping" in the past. We help people for a while, then stop. We bomb a country for a while, then send them aid. We are the most fickly nation in history. I don't like the French, but at least they are consistent in who they hate, which is everyone who isn't French.

"can anyone use fewer than 103 words..."

[s88]

Yes I can. But unfortunately it requires using a lot of words like "adduce".

Re:Hmm, I smell a slashdotting

[protohiro1]

Isn't it great when a sight holds up to the slashdotting, but the ads don't? The banner on this page timed out for me...