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They are simply wrong on this.

• coldtea 13y ago
  Nope, they are very right. In fact, it was even earlier too, e.g all around 1999/2004, when Linux was discussed to win the Desktop "any day now". There were even desktop targeted Linux distros backed by companies such as Corel, startups working on Linux desktop/office desktop stuff (like the Evolution email client or the Nautilus file browser), and skyrocketing Linux IPOs (VA Linux anyone). Plus several attempts at releasing pre-installed Linux PCs at places like Walmarts (that most people bought for cheap and converted to Windows).
  • simbolit 13y ago
    Yes, i remember that in 99 Linux was all the Linux was all the rage and doing something with Linux would shoot VC dollars toward you startup.
  • winslow 13y ago
    True, RedHat had a massive IPO if I recall. Yeah VA linux IPO ouch - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LNUX.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LNUX.png Red Hat went public on August 11, 1999, achieving the eighth-biggest first-day gain in the history of Wall Street.[0] So maybe in a business sense Linux had a better standing versus windows back then compared to current day. [0] - http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/timeline.html http://www.redhat.com/about/corporate/timeline.html