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Java Desktop System Rivals XP, OSX in Usability

Posted by michael on from the slobber-slobber dept.

protohiro1 writes "In this glowing review Chris Gulker calls Sun's Java Desktop System 'the most polished and real-world user-ready Linux desktop in existence.' Well, I'm sold. Will this finally sell the PHBs on a linux corporate desktop?" Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.

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  1. Re:i'm interested... by Malcolm+Scott · · Score: 5, Informative

    The enlarged screenshot is actually here, for anyone interested.

  2. Re:This is only for Java apps? by smallpaul · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's what I found on Sun's site: "The software consists of a fully integrated client environment based on open source components and industry standards, including a GNOME desktop environment, StarOffice Office Productivity Suite, Mozilla browser, Evolution mail and calendar, Java 2 Standard Edition and a Linux operating system."

    Translation: in no way, shape or form is this desktop written in Java. It is merely branding, the same way Microsoft brands a version of Windows "Windows .NET Server" and Visual Studio ".NET" in order to tie together their .NET brand.