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The Truth About Linux and Windows

Posted by Hemos on from the getting-under-the-covers dept.

petrus4 writes "Groklaw has an update on the Laura DiDio saga. Apparently, her complaints about "Linux extremists" notwithstanding, cooler heads than the usual suspects are asking questions about her research. A very interesting read, and one which will hopefully encourage corporate readers to regard the Yankee Group's findings with the requisite metric ton of salt in the future."

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  1. Re:Linux extremist? by Narchie+Troll · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I use Linux. I'm not a Linux zealot. I'm actually not too keen on Linus in general, and I'd switch to another free system if it suited my needs.

    Unfortunately, none do except for Linux. So I use it. No extremism there.

  2. Re:The truth is... by black+mariah · · Score: 0, Redundant
    But I also don't agree that open source software necessarily needs competition (at all) to improve.
    Without competition, how will open source know what features to steal and call 'innovation'?
    --
    'Standards' in computing only impress those who are impressed by things like 'standards'.