Will Google’s OS Topple the Ubuntu Empire?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 27, 2011

[ Thanks to James Maguire for this link. ]

Unlike the desktop space, where Linux competes
primarily with Windows, any Linux distribution in the tablet market
faces existing options that already have iOS and Android heavily
embedded.

“iOS and Android leave little room for competing alternatives.
And with Linux distributions like Ubuntu, I see little chance that
they’re going to be able to do battle with the existing tablet OS
selections — they’re so late to the game as it is.”


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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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