I came across an interesting article on the HBS Working Knowledge web site concerning Linux and Windows. Given the level of interest in FOSS for ICT development I thought that I should pass it along.
Kelvin ----- Microsoft vs. Open Source: Who Will Win? by Sean Silverthorne, Editor, HBS Working Knowledge June 6, 2005 "Our main result is that in the absence of cost asymmetries and as long as Windows has a first-mover advantage (a larger installed base at time zero), Linux never displaces Windows of its leadership position. This result holds true regardless of the strength of Linux's demand-side learning. Furthermore, the result persists regardless of the intrinsically better design and potential differential value of Linux. In other words, harnessing demand-side learning more efficiently is not sufficient for Linux to win the competitive battle against Windows." http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4834&t=technology http://tinyurl.com/bc4ub _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
