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Developers Turn to Linux, Stunt Microsoft Growth | |
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| Time: 09:45 EST/14:45 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Robert Stein | ||
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Mike Petitjean has been a dedicated Microsoft user for more than a decade, but now the software developer says he's so fed up with the high prices and unreliable systems that he's switching to Linux. "Windows is a lousy platform," said Petitjean, who was attending the LinuxWorld show in New York last week. Platforms are technology jargon for the operating system software, like Microsoft Corp.'s (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) Windows and Unix, which are used to run business computers and servers. "It's just not reliable enough." | ||
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