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eWeek: Linux Desktop Must Work to Head Off Straying Users

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jun 9, 2005

“I’ve been flooded by e-mails and phone calls from people giving
me their two cents on how they think the future of desktop
computing is going to turn out now that Apple is moving Mac OS to
the Intel platform.

“I had a feeling this might happen when I opined that the Mac
operating system on Intel poses a real threat to the future of the
Linux desktop on Intel. Since I can’t write to everyone, here are
my responses to some of the most popular comments…”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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