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McCann: I am more optimistic about GNOME than I’ve been in a long time

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2012

William Jon McCann: I think every time there is a new version of Windows people will say that but I’m not entirely certain that it’s actually true. Any time there is a new product that changes the marketplace and that people will have to adapt to some will use that as an opportunity to do something different.

For me personally – and I can’t speak for my company or any of my colleagues – I’m not all that interested in switching people from Windows. I think that was an interesting problem probably 10 years ago, but I don’t think we still have to encourage people to leave Windows, it’s just going to happen over time. People are moving to other devices – they are just not as stuck to the desktop like they used to be.

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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