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Linux is About to Take Over the Low End of Pcs
Dec 11, 2007, 00 :15 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (5045 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ]

"Sometimes, several unrelated changes come to a head at the same time, with a result no one could have predicted. The PC market is at such a tipping point right now and the result will be millions of Linux-powered PCs in users' hands.

"The first change was the continued maturation of desktop Linux. Today, no one can argue with a straight face that people can't get their work done on Linux-powered PCs. Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, MEPIS, OpenSUSE, Xandros, Linspire Mint, the list goes on and on of desktop Linuxes that PC owner can use without knowing a thing about Linux's technical side. People can argue that Vista or Mac OS X is better, but when Michael Dell runs Ubuntu Linux on one of his own home systems, it can't be said that Linux isn't a real choice for anyone's desktop..."

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It is funny and sad that many of the com ...   Home Users   
stomfi
Dec 11, 2007, 00:56:08
 
> with a result no one could have predic ...   who could have guessed?   
Joseph
Dec 11, 2007, 15:41:18
 
"Stevie", you're old Open-Office bai ...   Ye ole OOo Bait & Switch   
nunad
Dec 11, 2007, 22:50:15
 
> I would like to see figures for the nu ...   Re: Home Users   
blackhole
Dec 12, 2007, 03:48:02
 
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