Linux is still at least 5 years of development time behind Windows XP. In order for Linux to make any strides in the desktop market it has to win over the business desktop market. As much as I love Linux I can not see that happening. Linux while easy for maybe you and me is still extremely difficult for the average user. Making it impossible for standard use and a good support model. A desktop OS should NOT require training for the average user. Linux should forget about the desktop market completely and go after the thing that it is really good at and that is the server market. Linux community is spending too much time trying to make something that is more like "WINDOWS", as apposed to making something that is more like Linux. My 2 cents.
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Linux is still at least 5 years of development time behind Windows XP. In order for Linux to make any strides in the desktop market it has to win over the business desktop market. As much as I love Linux I can not see that happening. Linux while easy for maybe you and me is still extremely difficult for the average user. Making it impossible for standard use and a good support model. A desktop OS should NOT require training for the average user. Linux should forget about the desktop market completely and go after the thing that it is really good at and that is the server market. Linux community is spending too much time trying to make something that is more like "WINDOWS", as apposed to making something that is more like Linux. My 2 cents.