Ellison: Linux will wipe Microsoft out of the data center, Apr 02, 2003

At a gathering yesterday of current and potential Oracle Corp. independent software vendor partners, Oracle Chairman and CEO Larry Ellison extolled the virtues of Linux and predicted that the open-source operating system will soon decimate Microsoft Corp. in the battle for the data center market

Webmaster's note: I post this as a curio piece, in the interest of fairness in reporting, etc. etc. It's dated April1, so let's assume it's a joke.

What I'm saying is that while Linux has great legs, it will run out of steam eventually. Its market penetration will increase, but not by much. Remember the technology adoption life cycle model in which disruptive technologies have to "cross the chasm" to be accepted by mainstream users? Linux is right at edge of the chasm, and I don't think it's going to make it across to the other side.

And one of the reasons for the decline is the success of Linux, the report adds. The Japanese government wants to promote open source software, and has allocated a billion yen this year to its project.

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