Many people are saying, "Linux cannot lose, because there is no war", or, perhaps, "Microsoft has already won." I would pray that these two statements not be proven true. I would pray Linux does everything in its power, and every other operating system, for that matter, to counter Microsoft's firm grasp on the computing industry. Monopolies are not only bad from a moral standpoint, but a much more consumer-related perspective.
I'd have to say that competition is gods' gift to progression. Competition forces companies to create new and better products, it forces athletes to become faster and stronger, it urges supermodels to get larger and larger breast implants. If there was no competition, we'd never see a new version of windows, or PhotoShop, we'd never see a faster time for the.. uhh.. whatever dash they're doing in the Olympics these days. Without competition, we'd have a world full of idiots who are content with fitting the norm, not exceeding, nor challenging the current circumstances.
I agree with the people who say there should be no winner to this war, or, in other words, the competition should never be run out so heavily that only one company is left standing. Every single operating system should compete with Microsoft as best they can. If a company can create a completely advanced, proficient, productive, stable, and all around excelling operating system, then Microsoft would have to do the same, which would inevitably help Microsoft users, and users of other operating systems who would see their own vendors attempting to improve. If Microsoft has already won the war, then we need not worry about the future, because it will be whatever Microsoft wants it to be, which I don't see happening, therefore I believe there is still a war running.
Let's hope that Microsoft doesn't have the ability to cease all competition with foreign (competing) products, systems and software, then we'll have some light at the end of the tunnel.
Slashdot Mirror
Many people are saying, "Linux cannot lose, because there is no war", or, perhaps, "Microsoft has already won." I would pray that these two statements not be proven true. I would pray Linux does everything in its power, and every other operating system, for that matter, to counter Microsoft's firm grasp on the computing industry. Monopolies are not only bad from a moral standpoint, but a much more consumer-related perspective. I'd have to say that competition is gods' gift to progression. Competition forces companies to create new and better products, it forces athletes to become faster and stronger, it urges supermodels to get larger and larger breast implants. If there was no competition, we'd never see a new version of windows, or PhotoShop, we'd never see a faster time for the.. uhh.. whatever dash they're doing in the Olympics these days. Without competition, we'd have a world full of idiots who are content with fitting the norm, not exceeding, nor challenging the current circumstances. I agree with the people who say there should be no winner to this war, or, in other words, the competition should never be run out so heavily that only one company is left standing. Every single operating system should compete with Microsoft as best they can. If a company can create a completely advanced, proficient, productive, stable, and all around excelling operating system, then Microsoft would have to do the same, which would inevitably help Microsoft users, and users of other operating systems who would see their own vendors attempting to improve. If Microsoft has already won the war, then we need not worry about the future, because it will be whatever Microsoft wants it to be, which I don't see happening, therefore I believe there is still a war running. Let's hope that Microsoft doesn't have the ability to cease all competition with foreign (competing) products, systems and software, then we'll have some light at the end of the tunnel.