Why Linux on the Desktop Is Dead

“On the server side, Linux is kicking ass and taking names. An
IDC report from 2010 claims that Linux made up more than 20 percent
of the server market. I?ve seen some estimates claiming it could be
significantly higher than that today. Recent reports claim that
Amazon alone is using as many as half a million Linux servers in
data centers around the world to power its cloud services?a strong
indicator of just how established Linux is.

That?s great, but on the desktop side of the fence Linux is a
non-issue. Compared to Microsoft Windows, even Mac OS X has trivial
desktop market share, but it?s enough to put it on the radar, and
Mac OS X has been growing strong in recent years

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