I would imagine a lot of critics went up to him and proudly proclaimed that “Linux will never reach 1% marketshare!”

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    marched on despite the lack of appreciation

    LOL no, it was quite the opposite.

    This young guy had created something that the world (the small world of computer nerds and open source enthusiasts) was longing for. He had built in just a few weeks what had been missed for years, and nobody else had come up with.

    So he was celebrated as a genius, and this went on for many years.