On Sat, Mar 29, 2014 at 6:50 PM, Bill W2BLC <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...Too many choices is somewhat like too many cooks spoiling the stew. > There needs to be a single Linux system... ========= But this is exactly the situation that Linux was supposed to cure. Before the arrival of Linux there was a battle royal between HP-UX, IBM Unix, and Solaris. Each was tailored to a certain manufacturer's hardware. One by one they all bit the dust, with Solaris being the last to fizzle. Linux took over the Unix world, and supposedly ended the Flavor Wars -- only to see history repeat itself, in an even more confusing melee. Nonetheless, Linux (in one flavor or another) is the OS of choice for developers who are writing back-end software. It also is the OS of routers, switches, washing machines, and a lot of devices. That probably won't change; but the consumer PC market isn't going to change either. Windows won't be dislodged. The next big OS battles won't be fought on computers, but on next-generation devices. Android has massive momentum, but the device market is very fragmented and hardware builders don't want Google getting a finger in their pie. So it'll be an interesting battle. Tony KT0NY ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
