Why Linux on the Desktop is Wrong

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 15, 2010

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“But perhaps this is a poor choice of focus if we
really care about Linux success.

“At the very least, it is getting painfully cliché to
hear the oft repeated mantra that this is the year of “Linux on the
desktop.”

“In perhaps one of the better assessments of whether Linux on
the desktop is appropriate, Vincent Danen writes in a recent Tech
Republic article that, “it’s a rather silly question” and “recent
distributions already prove that Linux is more than capable for the
desktop.””

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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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