There will be a several year gap between Windows XP and longhorn, or whatever they're calling the next release. Similarly it'll be a while before Intel's next line comes out. Respectively, linux (and OSX) and AMD's Opteron will incredibly damage the market share of Microsoft and Intel. Even when Intel & Microsoft finally do release their products it'll be too late. It'll get them back into the game, but they'll have lost all momentum and never get it back. Unless the underdogs get lazy, they will topple the wintel world in the upcoming few years.
Posted by Dave at July 10, 2004 08:28 AM | TrackBack