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DesktopLinux: Timing Perfect for Sun’s Java Desktop System

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 26, 2004

[ Thanks to Tomáš Marek for
this link. ]

“Since December, I have examined Sun’s Java Desktop System (JDS)
daily and compared it to every desktop operating system I could
find. Some may not consider this a productive activity but I enjoy
the work. Why have I done it? To complete a book on JDS for one
publisher and a market survey for another.

“Much of my research occurred in a lab where I compared JDS to
every distribution of Linux I could find. I also compared JDS to
Windows 98SE to XP and to Apple’s Macintosh OS9 and OS X. I admit,
my findings surprised me…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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