Taking Linux off the Intel-only path

The hype over Linux has principally centered on the open-source operating system running on Intel processors. Intel surely loves this scenario, as it wouldn't have to depend so heavily on the Wintel "duopoly" with Microsoft for such a huge portion of its business. Having so many of your eggs in one basket can be a dangerous business plan, especially when the feds are trying to crack open your partner.

Intel isn't the only one that should be uneasy about future prospects for Wintel. Enterprise customers don't like disruption in their businesses, either. It wouldn't surprise me if the net result of Microsoft's legal troubles is that big corporate customers hedge their bets and invest in both a Windows 2000 application track and a Unix or....

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