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Torvalds Hasn't Given Up On Linux Desktop Domination, Will 'Wear Them Down' (cio.com)
Reader itwbennett writes: Linus Torvalds told attendees at the Embedded Linux Conference that although Linux hasn't dominated the desktop like it 'has in many other areas,' he isn't particularly disappointed and also hasn't given up on that goal. "I actually am very happy with the Linux desktop, and I started the project for my own needs, and my needs are very much fulfilled," Torvalds said. "That's why, to me, it's not a failure. I would obviously love for Linux to take over that world too, but it turns out it's a really hard area to enter. I'm still working on it. It's been 25 years. I can do this for another 25. I'll wear them down."
Android won consumers, so there's hope for Linux for consumers.
No... Android is not Linux, no matter how much you want to point to the code under the shell and say it is...
I'm willing to bet that you could grab 100 random Android phone users and 95% of them wouldn't have a clue that Android was based on Linux. Many of those people would never have heard of Linux.
I seems that people care about apps, and what's on Windows that you can't get on Linux these days?
Less than there used to be, but still enough to matter.
Microsoft Office, for one. Quickbooks for another.
Video editors (e.g DaVinci) games(steam)
Yea, call me when Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas Pro are on Linux.
Games? Yea, a few token ones, some indie games...
Call me when Battlefield, Grand Theft Auto, and Call of Duty are on Linux...
How about League of Legends? World of Warcraft?
No, Wine is not an answer, the solution has to be native support or you'll never get mass adoption.
Linus definitely has a point I'd say.
Linus is smoking crack. The reasons Linux isn't a success on the desktop has nothing to do with the technology.