SCO v. IBM redux

[Kurt Wall]

On May 15, 2007, at 9:46 PM, Collins Richey wrote:

> On 5/15/07, Leon Goldstein <metapsych at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> The trend in Europe, India and elsewhere to eschew Windows  
>> software in
>> favor of Linux in government, schools, etc is probably the reason for
>> this desperate attempt to stop the landslide.
>>
>
> I stick to my belief that within (5yrs | the decade), Windows will be
> a US-only phenomenon.

I don't often find myself agreeing with Collins, but on this point, we
are in violent agreement, more or less. My prediction is that by the  
time
I retire, Windows will be largely irrelevant outside the United States
and close to it inside the United States. I'm not sure what will take
its place, though -- my crystal ball just burned out. ;-)

Kurt