On Fri, 2007-02-16 at 21:58 +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Could it be that if Intel puts out a chip or array of chips or whatever its > called of this type that the existing OS companies like MIcrosoft and Apple > would take so long to figure out and implement an OS that run on it that > Linux might be the only usable option for such a long time that it might > even end up with an effective monopoly here?
Even if that comes to pass, would it matter? Some years back I was in a CompUSA in NYC talking to a sales droid about Linux, and he was excitedly predicting that, with 64-bit processors due within a few months, and Linux being the only OS that was ready, this would be a huge boon for Linux adoption by the masses, who would leave Windows behind in droves because it couldn't take advantage of the extra processing power. Yeah right. -- Michael M. ++ Portland, OR ++ USA "No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream." --S. Jackson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
