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Current Newswire: Power Up Linux GUI Apps Ksplice debuts zero downtime service for Linux BM Ups Its Processor Power to 7 KDE.org Relaunched for Software Compilation 4.4 The application is the new the operating system Linux can compete with the iPad on price, but where’s the magic? The Bruno Knaapen Technology Learning Center is Established Anjal: GNOME's Evolution for Netbooks Linux Mint 8 KDE Community Edition Open source means freedom from 'anti-features' UNIX Systems Administrator (IL) Next Step Systems US-IL-Chicago Post A Job | Post A Resume The old vs. the new Linux desktop Nov 16, 2009, 18 :34 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (3619 reads) (Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols) [ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link. ] "Though major software vendors like Adobe haven't brought over flagship programs like Photoshop to Linux, they have brought over those applications that are used almost daily by most users such as Adobe Flash. "In addition, open-source software has gotten a lot slicker than it was ten years ago. For all practical day-to-day use purposes, there's nothing to distinguish the open-source OpenOffice 3.1 from the proprietary Office 2007." Complete Story Related Stories: Microsoft does the right open-source thing(Nov 16, 2009) Lenovo returns to the Linux desktop(Nov 13, 2009) OpenSUSE 11.2 Arrives(Nov 13, 2009) Linux desktop turns 10; world yawns(Nov 12, 2009) Microsoft violates GPL(Nov 11, 2009) Where is the Linux desktop going?(Nov 10, 2009) An important Linux fix(Nov 09, 2009) Could Microsoft switch to Linux?(Nov 07, 2009) Linux for grandma & grandpa(Nov 05, 2009) No talkbacks posted.   Home | Search Talkbacks | Customize View    Top of Page   Enter your comments below: * Your Name: * Your Email Address: * Subject: CC: [will also send this talkback to an E-Mail address] * Comments: Tags allowed:<I>,<B> and <U>. See our talkback-policy for more about talkback content. Fields marked with * are required!

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