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In article <DowpGx.Ms1@midway.uchicago.edu> david raoul derbes,
loki@quads.uchicago.edu writes:
>It's very sad for Microsoft, really: they will be beaten at the high
>end by a combination of Linux and Warp Server; they will be beaten at
>the low end by Merlin. They are really, really in trouble in the OS
>market. Eventually the press will figure this out, oh, say, by 1998.
>

Beaten? In case you haven't noticed, Microsoft has already won the entire
war. Heck, Bill Gates could write a personal check an BUY Apple if he
wanted just to get the software technology<g>.

Linux? I love it, but the find of ferver needed to use and enjoy linux is
lmited to about 1% of today's computer users. Warp? A techi's delight,
but again it is of NO interest to the mass of average users. 

What I HAVE noticed is that the technology of the future (hw and sw) is
appearing on almost every  platform other than the PC well in advance. I
have managed to stay ahead of the curve buy using other platforms, and
this has really benefitted me in the job market. Mac development skills
were a big help when Windows replaced DOS. Unix expertise gets higher
salaries, especially with the current internet frenzy. Unix SQL
experience put me ahead of the curve when the client/server thing
started. Playing with NeXTstep gave me a lot of OO experience once it
showed up in a major way on PC's.

WT