From: Chris Cox Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Goodbye/Congratulations note Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 17:27:25 -0500 Organization: BEA Systems, Inc. Lines: 45 Message-ID: <35771F4D.12C0@beasys.com> References: Reply-To: oh_no_you_don'tccox AT beasys DOT com NNTP-Posting-Host: dalpc202.beasys.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET) wrote: > > I don't want to start another holly war, but .... > > Dim Zegebart wrote: > > Dark Angel wrote: > > > > > As much as i don't like it, i think the future is in Windows programming. > > > > Did you try Linux ? > > IMHO, if you want to write in C serious robust programms UNIX is the only > > possible choice. Moreover, LINUX has _MUCH_ more free stuff then Win. > > Just spend a month or two of your time playing with Linux box and you'll > > understand > > weak and ugly nature of all MS software. > > I agree 100%, but if you want to write programs for "the big market" you can't > use Linux, you must use M$ products. Is lamentably but is true. There's another side to this....market strength. You can be yet another player in the big ocean or you can own the little ocean....and if the little ocean gets bigger....you get to ride the waves! The potential for Linux is much higher than MS (where can you go from monopoly??). Linux pretty much owns the UNIX market space (IMHO). Since Linux is putting a dent in MS (doesn't matter how big of a dent)... even MS is taking a look. Remember, people use Linux because they WANT to. People use MS because they HAVE to. Regards, Chris -- ================================================================= These are my own comments....not to be confused with real or unreal comments of any company. Any pies thrown are not to be confused with any real or unreal pies thrown at any executive from any monpolizing company.