FlexBeta: Linux's Lost Market Segment | Linux Today

FlexBeta: Linux’s Lost Market Segment

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 26, 2004

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“The integration of Windows-like UI such as Gnome or KDE and the
easy installation of comprehensive office suites, media players,
and browsing software attempt to nose Linux into the desktop
market. Certainly, its most vocal proponents tout not only its
security but its ease of use as a desktop system. If only that were
the case. Enthusiasts not too dedicated to Windows might get a kick
out of Linux as their bread and butter, but for ‘John Q.
Where’s-the-Any-Key,’ as well as the hardware-freak gamers, Linux
still doesn’t (and probably won’t ever) present itself as a viable
alternative to the Windows paradigm. Let me explain why…”


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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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