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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."

2 of 1,348 comments (clear)

  1. three million by xzvf · · Score: 4, Informative

    A 1-2% usage rate equals ~three million desktop users in the United States.

  2. Re:wrong OS? by skids · · Score: 5, Informative

    In the trollish counting system, there are only three numbers.

    Troll means "one." Trolltroll means "two." Trolltrolltroll means "definitely two."

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    Someone had to do it.