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Desktop Linux Is Dead

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the oh-no-he-didn't dept.

digitaldc writes with this quote from PCWorld: "It kills me to say this: The dream of Linux as a major desktop OS is now pretty much dead. Despite phenomenal security and stability — and amazing strides in usability, performance, and compatibility — Linux simply isn't catching on with desktop users. And if there ever was a chance for desktop Linux to succeed, that ship has long since sunk. ... Ultimately, Linux is doomed on the desktop because of a critical lack of content. And that lack of content owes its existence to two key factors: the fragmentation of the Linux platform, and the fierce ideology of the open-source community at large."

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  1. Re:Good by Alex+Belits · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I never understood the desire to push Linux into the mainstream. It would just make it a greater target for the virus writers.

    You are stupid, and you should be ashamed of it.

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    Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.
  2. Sound in Linux (among other things) by C_Kode · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sound alone in Linux blows goats. People work hard to create new sound management (PulseAudio) and it royally sucks too.

    All of our developers all use Linux. If they attempt update or upgrade, there is a whole slew of things that break. (sound, SMB file share mounting, video drivers, etc)

    It's always something. Not to mention Idea (IntelliJ) has is their favorite IDE, but it causes some of them pain because it freezes for long periods of time (X related).

    Nothing is really polished on the desktop. If you do find something that is, it won't be after the next update/upgrade.