so afterall linux is at least at the second position right now. as jtd rightly said it is really difficult to predict what will happen. don't forget gentelman, microsoft is just one company "licensing" windows and gnu/ linux is from multiple brans and they don't "license" linux for use, they give you full rights. so in the battle of one vs many, I don't think it needs to be clearified who will win? further more the article has given possibilities from both the sides as how the opponent can be driven out of market. the possibilities for linux community driving out windows are workable and can happen. but the possible ideas given to ms for doing the same only bring me to one common saying. and I am dedicating it to M$ "dear bil, it is easy to fool some people for all the time and all people for some time, but impossible to fool all the people for all the time". I don't find how will ms ever keep a grip on the basis of inducing "fear, uncertainty and doubt (fud)" in the minds of users. yes, it can work for some time but not all the time. Krishnakant.