Linux Faithful: Vista No Threat
Don't dare ask Linux advocate Eric Raymond when he plans to run out to pick up his shrink-wrapped box of Windows Vista. Mr. Raymond is not alone.
The Linux faithful were quick to dismiss Microsoft’s Windows Vista launch Thursday, saying it poses no threat to the adoption of the open-source operating system.
Complex Vista pricing schemes and technical features will dog Microsoft and drive people to seek out Linux as an alternative to Vista, said Bruce Perens, founder of the Open Source Initiative.
“We don’t see it having a negative effect at all,” Mr. Perens said. “Technically, we are not terribly impressed with Vista. Microsoft has suffered from diminishing quality.”
Microsoft launched the next version of its Windows Vista operating system on Thursday at an event in New York City—an upgrade that was five years and $7 billion dollars in the making. The version unleashed Thursday is only for businesses, while the consumer version is slated for January.
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