Dan Kusnetzky
Dan Kusnetzky
embedded linux operating opportunity seen strong
Linux is seen by many to have a strong opportunity in the embedded operating environments market.
clearer enterprise linux numbers picture revenue side starting
Linux is at the starting gate. Shipment numbers look good, but on the revenue side you see a clearer picture of its enterprise value.
companion desktop devices growth likely linux looking sit starting
We are starting to see the growth of companion devices that sit side-by-side with the desktop systems. It is looking more likely that this is where Linux will find a place.
apple group hardware linux people platform port provides short surprise
If what Apple provides as a hardware platform is interesting to the open-source community, it would not surprise me very much that a group of people will find a way to port Linux to that hardware in short order.
linux perception viable
At this point, the perception is that Linux is viable (only) for servers.
itself
Open-source has established itself in organizations of all sizes.
available depends environment hardware mean operating platform portfolio product services tools volume
Just because an operating environment is available on a volume hardware platform does not necessarily mean that it will become a volume product itself. It all depends upon the portfolio of applications, development tools and services available.
days killer
The days of the killer application are long gone.
built operating tools
What's new is that someone built a whole operating system, not tools or subsystems.
approaches experiment grand project seeing teams trying
We're seeing a grand experiment under way now. Many open-source project teams are trying different approaches to monetizing their projects.
left likely major movement trend type wants
This type of movement is likely to see a lot of momentum. No one wants to be left out of a major trend like this.
again despite niche relatively satisfy
Despite this lawsuit, they'll satisfy that niche again relatively soon.
clear numbers picture represent
Apple's shipment numbers do not represent a clear picture of the company's opportunity.
apple builds chip chips company design found inside intel knows talking
Apple knows that even with this Intel chip switch, it's not going to go around talking about chips and what's inside the box. The company builds on the differentiation it's already found from its software, which combines with the design of the machine.