The number of computer users today is simply too large to be catered by one
company or one product in any category. Choices are bound to come. But, imho
Microsoft is and will be a force to shape coming technologies for at least
the near future. It just cannot be wished away. Moreover, Microsoft must be
given the credit of introducing some very very cool technologies at a very
affordable price like XML support in IE4, MTS, WLBS etc. So, I still believe
in non-aligned movement and anybody who makes things possible, I like him.
Saptak Sen
----- Original Message -----
From: Indranil Das Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] OFF-TOPIC : Microsoft Worth
> Partha'da,
>
> Despite the DoJ case against MSFT, its opponents stronger than ever, its
> server platform being challenged particularly at the low-end server market
> by Linux, IIS -- its web-server on NT having gone down to 22% from last
> year and Apache has gone up from 53% to 61% (based on an independent
survey
> report that appears in the Express Computer, 19th July, '99). Still, as
the
> MSFT market valuation statistics suggests, the sentiments on the Wall
> Street seems to stronger than ever in its favour. MSFT is not a sinking
> ship by any extent of imagination, at least not yet, but with its
opponents
> showng signs of growing stronger everyday, it still manages to find more
> people to support it.
>
> This had set me wondering..and that was the reason of the post. History
has
> shown that its not necessarily the best technology that wins in the end,
so
> ultimately it will be the battle in the marketplace that will decide
> whether Linux can become a mainstream OS. The big boys in s/w have started
> to bet on Linux or are at least hedging their bets. It will be interesting
> to observe which way the institutional investors *and* medium/small
> investors' sentiments sway...thats why watching MSFT's movements on the
> Wall Street makes sense.
>
> --Indra.
>
> ----------
> From: St. Xavier's College <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Indranil Das Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] OFF-TOPIC : Microsoft Worth
> Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 1:31 PM
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> This is an indicator to ?? I still wonder why so many have to use
> Win?? or M$ products when better quality softwares are easily available !
>
>
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