Windows will beat Linux threat, say academics (TechWorld)

TechWorld covers a study authored by two Harvard faculty members. "The two based their research on a simplified economic model attempting to recreate the dynamics of Windows' competition with Linux, where Windows has market share and profitability on its side, while Linux benefits from a faster development cycle and lower cost. Casadesus-Masanell and Ghemawat found, to their surprise, that Linux's advantages by themselves didn't mean Linux would ultimately oust Windows, because of Windows' initially dominant market share."

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