A nice item from Tom Worthington from "link"......
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Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 14:14:50 +1000
From: Tom Worthington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [LINK] Microsoft Windows to disappear within two years, Media Release
. Tomw Communications Pty Ltd - Media Release
Microsoft Windows to disappear within two years - Says Cyber Sooth Sayer
http://www.tomw.net.au/media/20000515.html
Monday, 15 May 2000, Melbourne - Tom Worthington, Visiting Fellow at the
Australian National University and IT author, says Microsoft Windows is
likely disappear within two years, killed off by the Linux operating system.
Worthington was giving a presentation at the IIM 2000 Global Information in
the 21st Century Conference in Melbourne, 15th May.
Worthington said:
"We are about to see the Linux hype reach the financial and business
community. Just as the Internet went from being an academic toy to a hot
commercial property, so is Linux. This will be partly fueled by the idea
that Linux is "free", which is appealing to the public (who like to get
things for free) and to commerce (who like to sell things they get for
free). The reality is that Linux is now ready for use by large organisations
who have staff to install and support it. Linux isn't quite ready for the
small business or home user. In 1996 I believed that Linux would coexist
with Microsoft Windows and IBM OS/2. Since then OS/2 has disappeared. If the
easy to install Linuxes come out this year and actually work, then Microsoft
Windows is likely disappear within two years.The Australian National
University has built a Linux supercomputer from 192 PCs, which out performs
commercial units."
In "Electronic Futures in the 21st Century: An Unreliable Guide" Tom
Worthington took the delegates on a ten year journey from 1996 to the
present to look at what has been achieved with the Internet and then to
2005, to see what is possible. Presenting a sceptical view of claims for
e-commerce, the former Defence Department IT adviser argues that on-line
sales represent only one small aspect of commerce and other aspects of
on-line business need to be addressed for the digital economy of the 21st
century. Worthington used examples from his book "Net Traveller", published
in 1999 and available on the Internet.
You can read the presentation on the web at:
http://www.tomw.net.au/2000/iim2000.html
Actually an IT expert, rather than an industry sooth sayer, Worthington
presented some of the latest work from the university and research sector on
IT and Internet. He is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Computer
Science, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Australian
National University. Tom is an electronic business consultant, author and
information technology professional, with 17 years experience in information
technology, including nine years on high level IT policy and five in
Internet applications. He was the first Web Master for the Australian
Department of Defence. In 1999 he was elected a Fellow of the Australian
Computer Society for his contribution to the development of public Internet
policy.
ENDS
Tom Worthington will be the guest speaker at the free Victorian eCommerce
Network meeting on Wednesday 17th May 5.30pm -7pm at the Mercure Hotel, 13
Spring St Melbourne. on his work as a consultant to the Australian
government's Internet Payments Panel: http://about.business.gov.au/ipp/ipga.html
For details e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This media release is available on the web at:
http://www.tomw.net.au/media/20000515.html
Media Enquires:
Tom Worthington FACS, Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 0419 496 150
TomW Communications Pty Ltd, PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617, Australia
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph: 0419 496150 A.C.N. 088 714 309
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http://www.tomw.net.au PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617
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