How will Linux will win the OS wars? From the bottom up!
For years people have been wondering, how exactly will Linux become the number one operating system in the world? Some said it would start in the server world, and in many ways it has. But even having a majority market share in the server room doesn't translate to market dominance. So what about the classroom? Apple tried that years ago and we can see how well that went. IBM tried for the business market and had about as much luck. But Microsoft went after the home market. Capture the hearts and minds of the workers at home and you can sway even the most stubborn of companies to buy your product. With that thought, and the help of the hardware OEM's, Microsoft essentially took over the world.
So with that in mind, what's the key to Linux winning the OS wars? Some would say that you need to go the same route as Microsoft did and go after the home user. That means you'd have to force your way into a powerful PC industry who is madly drunk on the profits Microsoft has brought them through the sale of Windows. They don't want to switch to something new unless they know it will make them money. Thus, for now, Microsoft is entrenched in the high end PC market. Especially since so many gamers depend on it for their games and so few proper emulation tools exist to allow them to migrate their games to Linux.
So therefore, best way to win the war of the operating systems is not to go after the high end market. So if that's not it, what is? The answer is actually quite simple. But first you have to look at where we've come to understand where Linux needs to go.
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