Giancarlo Livraghi wrote, [on 3/4/2010 10:02 PM]: > Has the time come, at last, to bury "windows", the microsoft monopoly > and the whole idea of "proprietary" systems? As far as I can see, the > answer is yes. But very few people around the world are aware of this > opportunity.
In my opinion, what will "bury" Windows is not Linux (at least, not directly) but trojans and botnets [1]. At least one of two things will have to happen, for the above scenario to come to pass: 1. Microsoft (or anyone else, for that matter) will have to be forced to accept some legal liability for the porousness of their software; 2. The _public perception_ of the software maker's role in putting _the public's_ personal information at risk needs to change. Udhay [1] Too rushed for time to dig up the link that claims some two-thirds of all Windows PCs are not under their owners' control, but I'm sure Suresh will have it handy. :) -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
