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SearchOpenSource: Linux Desktop Adoption Barriers
Apr 6, 2006, 00 :00 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (7284 reads)
(Other stories by MiMi Yeh)

[ Thanks to Jane Walker for this link. ]

"What Linux desktop adoption trends do you see happening now?

"John Cherry: Traction has been gained on the desktop in task-specific applications, such as kiosk and point-of-sale applications. Those are characterized by having very few applications involved. You don't need much running on your machine to run an ATM or a kiosk. It's just one application..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
When developers look at the Linux landsc ...   more FUD   
GreyGeek
Apr 6, 2006, 00:51:20  
People are adopting and will adopt the L ...   don't agree with this assessment   
Greg P
Apr 6, 2006, 01:14:41  
lol. Even a balanced argument made by so ...   Re: more FUD   
Mercho
Apr 6, 2006, 09:06:34  
This is getting to be an old story. Howe ...   Barriers   
Don Whitbeck
Apr 6, 2006, 11:42:04  
...The author presented a case for why c ...   re: Re: more FUD   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 6, 2006, 15:48:53  
This is all just noise. If these commerc ...   Follow the money   
phil
Apr 6, 2006, 16:44:35  
Don,Not sure if you have a budget for th ...   Re: Barriers   
Beastfro
Apr 6, 2006, 17:44:49  
Yet there is no evidence that such is th ...   Re: re: Re: more FUD   
Mercho
Apr 6, 2006, 22:55:51  
...Whoops! Even people at Oracle seem to ...   re: Re: re: Re: more FUD   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 7, 2006, 00:44:38  
lol - Oracle publicly takes a stand agai ...   Re: re: Re: re: Re: more FUD   
Merchy
Apr 7, 2006, 05:46:05  
Oracle publicly takes a stand against "f ...   Re: Re: re: Re: re: Re: more FUD   
C. Whitman
Apr 7, 2006, 14:35:57  
Okay, this is my final comment addressin ...   re: Re: re: Re: re: Re: more FUD   
Brandioch Conner
Apr 7, 2006, 15:34:04  
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