Why There Won’t Be a Red Hat Consumer Linux Desktop

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Apr 17, 2008

“Last May, Red Hat announced that, with Intel, it would soon be
releasing Red Hat Global Desktop, a consumer Linux desktop for
emerging markets. But, then one delay followed another. Now, on
April 16th 2008, Red Hat has announced ‘that it has no plans to
create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market in the
foreseeable future.’

“What happened…?”


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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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