WinInfo Short Takes: Week of January 26
WinNetMag | at | by Mike
Looking for a Windows Desktop Killer?
Reports of companies that are looking for inexpensive Windows alternatives on the desktop always amuse me because the one thing these folks never seem to realize is that they're not really willing to give up all the amazing functionality they take for granted on Windows. And functionality is where alternatives such as Linux fall short. Linux offers mind-boggling series of little problems and huge functionality holes will befuddle the average desktop user. So if you're looking for a next-generation Windows replacement, one that offers everything that Windows has plus more, Microsoft is working on that replacement right now--it's called Longhorn.
IE commands 94.8% of web usage
In news that should surprise no one, Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) dominates the Web with 94.8 percent of all Web usage worldwide, according to market researchers at OneStat.com. Broken down into specific versions, IE 6.0 is number one with 68.1 percent of the market, followed by IE 5.5 (13.8 percent), IE 5.0 (11.8), Mozilla (1.8), Opera 7.0 (0.8), IE 4.0 (0.7), and Apple's Safari (.48). Humorous note of the week: MacCentral's coverage of this event was titled, "Safari global usage nearly doubled."