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ZDNet: The Linux Desktop Market

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“As regular readers know there’s been a lot of discussion in the
talkbacks to this blog lately about two issues: PC style security
on MacOS X and out-sourcing. One unanticipated result of all this
has been to give me a bit of what I like to think of as insight
into why desktop Linux hasn’t been more of a success.

“Some people, of course, claim that desktop Linux is a stealth
success, but two years ago Walmart offered a sub $500 PC with Linux
pre-installed, now they have a Microsoft Store and offer Windows NT
4.0 Professional on refurbished 900Mhz P3 Thinkpads for
$482…”

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