05-03-2004, 04:09 AM
Quote:Do you think there will there be parity for the desktop?
Parity takes a long time… and especially against a convicted monopolist. I think the milestone to look for is when Linux takes 10% of the market. It’s all about when corporate IT says that they will use Linux as their primary desktop operating system. This doesn’t mean that users have to give up on Windows applications, but I think we will see a decline in the use of the Windows operating system on the desktop.
A number of companies are doing pilots right now, but I think the timeframe is more like the next two years. In that time we’ll see tremendous growth in the Linux desktop. "Tremendous" means that we’re going to see it move from being a fringe market to something that ISVs and hardware vendors are porting to and supporting.
Any thoughts when Linux might overtake Windows on the server side?
I think that’s going to happen sooner. I believe we’ll see Linux overtake Windows on the server within the next three to four years, as measured by new server shipments.
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