What Lies Ahead For Linux

An anonymous reader writes "Here's an interview with Stacey Quandt, a Linux and open source industry analyst. She explains why she feels Linux will overtake Windows as the number one operating system within the next three years." There's some interesting tidbits on what it takes to be an industry analyst as well, and some looking back to when most analysts were unaware of Linux.

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[bonch]

The only reason someone modded you as "Overrated" is because you dared say Linux won't be the magical successor to Windows and OS X.

Also, Overrated" and "Underrated," don't get metamodded. It's a convenient loophole for when you want to silence an opinion without consequence.

Re:I was going to say

[XryanX]

I concur, but we also need better hardware support from the manufacturers. I don't think the average user is going to want to spend their time Googling to find out how to get their Soundblaster Live! card working. The same thing goes for the notoriously bad ATI drivers.

Re:Don't expect it everywhere

[ameoba]

It's a sad day when a comment that essentially says "I like windows" without an explaination gets modded up Slashdot.

Longhorn

[master_p]

If Microsoft manages to finish WinFS and Avalon, Linux has no chance at the desktop. Windows would be better looking, easier to handle and will offer true information management (which is what people need anyway, not hacking with computers).

Re:What she really said

[Moraelin]

Are you naturally retarded, or do you have to try hard to look that way?

IBM's making fast computers, and the time _I_ waste configuring various crap on Linux... what do those have to do with each other? Is my time measured on CPU cycles, or what the fsck? Does that fast IBM computer reduce the time it takes me to read through a gazillion messages in a mailing list, hoping I'll find exactly where this and that config files are stored?

You know, it's retards like you which give PHBs a bad name. People who think that an Intel CPU makes their internet go faster, just because some Intel ad told them so. Or in your case, that IBM makes their install go faster. Get a clue.