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:ZDNet: The Linux Desktop Market
ZDNet: The Linux Desktop Market
Mar 10, 2006, 02 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (6133 reads)

(Other stories by Paul Murphy)

"As regular readers know there's been a lot of discussion in the talkbacks to this blog lately about two issues: PC style security on MacOS X and out-sourcing. One unanticipated result of all this has been to give me a bit of what I like to think of as insight into why desktop Linux hasn't been more of a success.

"Some people, of course, claim that desktop Linux is a stealth success, but two years ago Walmart offered a sub $500 PC with Linux pre-installed, now they have a Microsoft Store and offer Windows NT 4.0 Professional on refurbished 900Mhz P3 Thinkpads for $482..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
In light of Goolge's purchase of Wri ...   The Internet Desktop   
Brian
Mar 10, 2006, 09:50:30
 
that if your connection is down or missi ...   Internet Desktop's BIG problem is   
GreyGeek
Mar 10, 2006, 19:31:29
 
Not a bad idea. The problem is, the basi ...   Re: The Internet Desktop   
DDahl
Mar 10, 2006, 21:07:31
 
When you go out to buy a computer you lo ...   Elephants   
phil
Mar 10, 2006, 22:37:08
 
Paul Murphy has done a great job bashing ...   Paul Murphy actually got one almost right   
Joe User
Mar 11, 2006, 03:12:09
 
> In light of Goolge's purchase of W ...   Re: The Internet Desktop   
Uno Engborg
Mar 11, 2006, 08:22:18
 
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