Ubuntu Linux will try for the business desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 24, 2011

[ Thanks to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols for this link.
]

I use the Linux desktop at work, but I’m in a tiny
minority. Most people use Windows. Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent
company, plans on getting at least some Windows users to switch
though with its next long term support (LTS) release.

Canonical has announced that it would be extending the support
and maintenance period for the April 2012 LTS Ubuntu Linux release
for desktop users from three years to five years.


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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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