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Subject: Re: What will be the position of Windows in 3, 4 years in the future?

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 10:45:27 11/30/99

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On November 29, 1999 at 18:55:52, leonid wrote:

>Hi!
>
>What will the position of Windows in three or four years from now?

	It will be as dominant as it is now, at least. Expect it to wipe out a few
other operating systems.

>Will the
>recent High Court ruling against Microsoft influence this system?

	Yes, positively. I think it gives Microsoft free publicity. Bill Gates will
find a way to profit from the ruling.

>And how much
>you expect that Linux will become prominent for the chess games?
>

	Very little. Minimal influence. Not only for chess games, but also for software
in general. Technical advantages it might have over Windows do not matter, as
Bill Gates is the best businessman in the world and he can easily turn things in
favor of Windows.

>Leonid.

José.



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