Re: InfoWorld: Desktop Linux (RIP): Why it may have lost its chanc

[Guest genuinethief]

"Doctor Smith" wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:13:13 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:

>

> >

> > It's time we faced it: The Year of the Linux Desktop, long foretold, isn't

> > coming.

> > Year after year, breathless pundits announce that the open source OS is on

> > the verge of a tipping point, a critical mass that will see businesses

> > abandoning Windows in droves. And year after year, nothing happens.

> >

> > After 18 years, Linux is still struggling to gain a foothold on the business

> > desktop. Could it be too late?

> >

> > Even given the backlash against Vista and uncertainty surrounding Windows 7,

> > there has been no mass exodus. By Ballmer's own figures, the greatest threat

> > to Windows remains unlicensed Windows, not Linux. In fact, according to

> > research from Net Applications, Linux's market share has declined in recent

> > months, despite the breakout success of low-cost Linux netbooks.

> > Meanwhile, leading Linux vendor Red Hat has "no plans" to deliver a

> > mainstream desktop Linux distribution. At the recent Open Source Business

> > Conference, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst admitted that he doesn't know how to

> > make money on it. And even Novell, which markets a commercial desktop Linux

> > distribution aimed at enterprise customers, says building a market for the

> > OS among consumers will take years.

> >

> > If major Linux vendors aren't ready to put their full faith behind Linux on

> > the desktop, who will?

> >

> > At the end of the day, on a per-head basis, the amount an enterprise spends

> > on proprietary software licenses is insignificant compared to the amount it

> > spends on salaries, health care, phone bills, travel, retirement plans, and

> > other benefits. For a cash-strapped company in a down economy, Windows may

> > be the least of its worries. The harsh reality is that, from an operations

> > perspective, it may be much simpler and safer to cut costs by reducing staff

> > than to implement a radical and disruptive enterprise-wide IT initiative.

> >

> >

> >

> > http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source/des...ce-820?page=0,0

>

> And this is pretty much what all of us have been saying for years.

> Desktop Linux was never a contender for anything other than the geeks

> desktop and unfortunately for Linux, there are not enough geeks out in the

> world to make any difference.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you have stated how to blow trumpets for windows forever,can microsoft

decode egyptian hak's version of windows xp sp2, another pirated version that

is popular inmost houses in india( i am indian) and black xp, vista mix ,

windows has insane number of editions not legally approved by microsoft, why

such things happen (any answers), ihead the price of vista is 10000 rupees,

an average human earns hardly 12000 or close

 

if they pay their month's salary to microsoft will microsoft get their food,

and basic needs,other miscellaneous,entertanment, hidden ,sudden expense .

can you think of it. make your price affordable to all, our government has

made the entry of linux in all sectors, only the private sector is favouring

microsoft.

 

ubuntu is great despite some shortcomings,these can be fixed if the coding

knowledge is great,that can be done easily .i had issues with external video

card, a game lesson of passion 2 was having issues at the game's final touch,

i never had one issue in ubuntu 7.0 with wine(that recognises almost all

windows executable files), there are more alternatives to windows ,like

wine,cedega,crossover and more should be available .

 

one challenge for microsoft fro me

 

give a operating system that "challenges linux in security" leave the

driver issues and aesthetic appeal

 

 

can you

 

 

ubuntu or other linux will challenge microsoft(it has started) free

operating system

gains more value than paid,due o flexibility change anything .

 

can you change your startbar, menu to start froo top or remove them(not

hiding), i have hope that operaing system is for usability and comfort for

user not making the users a slave and making them bankrupt for worthless

reasons