“Will Linux ever oust Windows from most people’s desktops?
Backing from big vendors like Novell and Sun certainly doesn’t
hurt. Yet lingering barriers remain.“During recent industry conferences, Linux veterans pointed to
factors that include usability, fragmentation in users’
preferences, and the need for both more desktop apps and better
tech support.“‘A few years from now, Microsoft will turn around and see that
the desktop is no longer owned by Microsoft,’ predicted Brian
Behldendorf, Apache co-founder and CTO of Collab.Net, during an
interview at the Comdex show in Las Vegas…”