[Am-info] Linux on this list

[Gene Gaines]

First, I will talk to Fred Miller about what is he posting.

I agree that we don't need Linux news here, and posting news
items is a waste of readers bandwidth unless directly on
the subject of Microsoft and its activities relating to
antitrust and market domination.

That said, I just read two very interesting news bits in
a news email from CNET.

 1. Linux brings in $2.5 billion for HP
    Hewlett-Packard says it garnered $2.5 billion selling
    Linux-related products and services in 2003.
    http://ct.com.com/click?q=e0-cISRQfDon8Y5StmmEUHCf~hA9~cR
    
    and

 2. Web ad sales to hit $6.9 billion
    Internet ad sales will rise by 12 percent to $6.9 billion
    this year, buoyed by expected economic growth and the industry's
    own improving reputation.
    http://ct.com.com/click?q=d1-ulOzQpEc0MxuiRAtJAJ2J0Yhku9R

Damn.  There is a significant message there.

Seems to me that IBM, HP, Dell and Gateway are all taking steps to
move beyond Microsoft domination.

Gene Gaines
gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
Sterling, Virginia