And it is at that point, that the Microsoft monopoly will collapse, because they will then unbundle Windows from their machines, and offer something that's inexpensive (like, say, Linux), in an effort to get some of their margin. I believe that will happen probably within five to six month from now, and that's probably before Linux will become polished and be ready for the end user.
[^] # Re: Si j'aurais su...j'aurai prévu ;-)
Posté par Guillaume Laurent . En réponse à la dépêche Interview de Eric S. Raymond. Évalué à 9.
Sauf qu'il avait déjà prédit exactement la même chose il y a plus d'un an, en avançant même un délai de 5 à 6 mois pour la "chute" :
http://lwn.net/2000/features/ESR/(...)
And it is at that point, that the Microsoft monopoly will collapse, because they will then unbundle Windows from their machines, and offer something that's inexpensive (like, say, Linux), in an effort to get some of their margin. I believe that will happen probably within five to six month from now, and that's probably before Linux will become polished and be ready for the end user.