2006-09-16 03:55:30 · 9 answers · asked by sibmode 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
yes
when you have 85% plus of the market
you pretty much have domination
yes linux base is growing
and there are alternate OS's
but key is hardware support
and since all the major ( and minor ) hardware vendors cater to the dominating OS
by default MS wins the OS wars
2006-09-16 04:02:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are currently quite popular, but there are other options. MAC OS 10+ and Linux are some other options. :) There have been others and I'm sure there will be more. As soon as people stop accepting that a computer system is just prone to be unstable and demand more, we will get new more options. :)
2006-09-16 11:06:23 · answer #2 · answered by amccrae5 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually NO. As long as apple, and linux are around, they are not a MONOPOLY. They have gone to court over this issue, and have won every time.
2006-09-16 11:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What exactly do you mean? And as far as I know, no they do not. There is still Linux and Mac OS's out there.
2006-09-16 11:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by purple haze 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the US courts - no. (MS can afford good lawyers)
According to the store shelves and the market share - yes.
According to the Europen Union - stay tuned - we are still seeing how good those lawyers are....
2006-09-16 11:07:59 · answer #5 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically no. There are other systems, like Unix/Linux.
2006-09-16 11:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by my brain hurts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
There are many variants of Unix/Linux
OpenVMS
MVS
and others.
2006-09-16 11:04:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. Ask Bill Gates.
2006-09-16 11:03:32 · answer #8 · answered by JayHawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say yes
2006-09-16 11:11:26 · answer #9 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋