Gates said Linux has eroded the Unix Market, not Windows

[ENews news] on Friday, Microsoft chairman and chief software designer bill. gates said at a conference at the computer history museum that he was not worried that Linux could eat into the Windows market.

In his speech, Gates briefly mentioned many topics including Linux, Web services, grid computing, and digital copyright management. In addition to Linux, Microsoft has been facing many threats to its monopoly status, he stressed. He said that Microsoft had a clear competitor in the past, and the OS/2 operating system is generally considered to be killing us.

He pointed out that IBM, a 10-fold employee of Microsoft, has not been able to use OS/2 to block Windows forward and forward. Novell and Borland are considered to be killing us, which makes my work challenging.

An audience member said that about 50% of the servers currently sold run Linux. But Gates raised an objection to this number. He said that this number is incorrect. More than 50% of servers run the server version Windows operating system.

Gates said that Linux eats away Unix, not Windows. He said that we are indeed competing with Linux, and switching to the Linux Unix Market is quite impressive. Windows and Linux will jointly lead the market.

Gates said not all organizations are suitable for grid computing technology. In view of network costs and latency, remote data processing may be economic, he said. He said that the grid can be implemented on Windows, and Microsoft has integrated the concept of grid computing in its Web services. Microsoft's Beowulf Project supports grid computing.

Speaking of spam, Gates said that with the continuous development of filtering technology, this problem is being solved. He said the number of spam mails was 10 times less than a year ago. He pointed out that, unfortunately, malware is getting rampant. Microsoft will provide solutions to advertising and other malware.

From: eNews