Matt’s Blog of Truth

A Long, LONG time ago, there was this Operating System called, WINDOWS. It was created by a monolithic software company named, Microsoft. Microsoft once commanded all corporations AND home users (business and pleasure) to run Windows. Windows 95, to the harped upon Vista Operating System.

Microsoft Windows was all people used. All around the world. Rich or poor.

Than one day… people started working together. First, the nerds and geeks, than Corporate Businesses. All talking about SOFTWARE CODE, using this new invention called, THE INTERNET.

Over time, the geeks and nerds attracted the attention of business folk. Business folk want money. Money employs people, brings people together to form Corporations, JUST LIKE MICROSOFT!

Microsoft, being the big ol Dinosaur, gets scared!

Oh no!

Someone…

Wait MILLIONS?! All contributing to a common code base and evolving into something LIKE Windows?!

Impossible! This can not be!

Microsoft felt threatened.

After all, Linux was Free, Open Software, built by Millions of Human Minds.

Linux is Free and Open.

Free, allowed not just one Corporation to ‘get rich’, but MULTIPLE corporations!

Open, as in, easy for masses of geeks to contribute to a common Code base, using this new ‘Internet Thing’. It allowed them to custom build Web Sites, create opinionated BLOGS, and Servers to run it all. What scared Microsoft about all this ‘activity’, was that it was completely NOT related to Micro-saurus!

Over time, Microsoft fought, tooth and nail, to convince Corporations running Windows to NOT, please DO NOT INSTALL Linux! But, Linux was FREE OF CHARGE, and the nerds loved it, because the code was Open to read and write.

Microsoft, hired programmers at discounted rates from India, Russia, China and other countries pawing for a US Dollar.

Micro-saurus had one problem. It was based on years and years of OLD code, which Microsoft had BILLIONS upon BILLIONS invested in. The malware and viruses threatened Corporate secret files from hackers obtaining them and selling to competitors, as well as, all the Windows home users getting ‘fed up’ with viruses and Internet Porn pop up Ads.

There was no turning back for Micro-saurus. It had just too much time and money INVESTED in their virus ridden Operating System to rewrite a completely virus free Windows.

OK, that is the end of my, ‘long time ago’ story.

Unlike the quick and nasty extinction of the Dino’s, Microsoft was slowly eroded away. Linux just kept improving, over time. Multi-Corporate and Millions of ‘tinkering geeks’, eventually create something everyday masses of casual users could use. This attracted Game Publishers, as well.

The Mammals inherited the earth. The once, seemingly MEEK Mammals, small compared to the tromping and stomping Dino’s, suddenly inherited the Earth. My analogy is that Linux is somehow (in my own way) related to the Mammals and Microsoft to a Dinosaur.

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