Mad Hatter Preview - Sun Java Desktop System Demo

bengine writes "According to this article, Sun Java Desktop System is a good product overall, built on the well-established SuSE system with integration from Sun. It delivers what appears to be a very useful desktop OS and it has the chance to make a dent in the Windows monopoly. But Sun will have to differentiate itself on its quality, hardware, services and reputation. That means a lot of hard work, so the key questions will be how well they execute their strategy, how much public acceptance they gain and what message they convey through public venues." This makes a good companion to the earlier story linking to Mad Hatter screenshots.

Comments

It's been done, a year ago

[KRzBZ]

Xandros Linux did this, including the simplification of the desktop, app choices, and inclusion of CrossOver office and Plugins for win compatability.

I posted about this before here : obviously, someone at Sun got a free copy of Xandros when Xandros gave out 1024 copies at LinuxWorld Expo here, and decided "Hey - this is the way to do it!", and now they call it JavaDesktop...

confusion

[novakane007]

It's called 'JAVA' desktop, it's built 'SUSE', and it's name is MAD 'HATTER'. Could they make this anymore confusing?!