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Story: Linux proves a winner Down Under

Posted by: Charles (Wednesday 26 November 2003, 11:25 AM)

I think that you will see an increase in the use of Macintosh as it is nothing more then FreeBSD with a very nice GUI wrapper around it. There are more programs available to the consumer including (but not limited to) Games, Imaging, Video, Documentation, Scientific, Security, and much more. Everything that you can get in Linux can VERY EASILY be ported to the Macintosh now. With the advertising industry on the growth again, you will again see the growth of the Macintosh, as creatives will NEVER use a Linux or PC based machine due to the overall HID.

Why do these companies still predict the fall of the Macintosh, I will never understand. These has been going on for the past 15 years and it still is around and grows a little in one niche but falls a little in another... and the cycle continues. Look at the fact that Apple had the highest growth in Portables but desktop dropped, but now that the G5 (64-bit) is available you will see an increase in desktop sales and a slight slow down in portables... I am just waiting for them to enter in the the Mobile market, just as they have done with the MP3 market. The ipod hit the market with a HUGE BANG that even took SONY, Creative, and everyone else by surprise. Imagine what an iCell could do to that industry.

In conclusion, Macintosh is here to stay and will continue to grow a little here and there, yes even in the server market. So when articles like this are put together by some 1 year graduate, please senior management remind then of Windows 3.11, spank then on their as$ and let them know that it just isn't going to happen.