Is This the Linux Time?

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So does this portend an opening in the desktop operating system world? Is this a possible opening for Linux? How, well if the partners are unhappy with Microsoft, will they be able to design their own PC’s to put a new operating system, Linux style. So which Linux software can be considered at this time if a company did want to make the break? Ubuntu and Google Chrome.

Ubuntu

Ubuntu, not only has been courting OEMs for a long time, it’s actually been shipping [url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/dell-readies-ubuntu-linux-laptop-for-developers/10958">Ubuntu-powered laptops and desktops from companies like Dell for years. Red Hat and SUSE, are more server oriented, than desktop. They will have a smaller desktop impact.  So you have an existing powerhouse already working with Linux.

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Google Chrome

This may be a stretch right now, but Chrome, the smartphone is based on the Linux OS. How much harder is it to stretch it to the PC, or the laptop? But there is one drawback here, that is that Chrome needs to connect to the Internet in order to run. So if there will be a PC — Chrome Linux OS it will have to be available in a non-Internet mode.

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That said, Windows 7 may be the last successful Microsoft OS. Because Windows 8 can be a new dimension in PC operating systems, where consumers don’t want to go.

Source: [url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/has-microsoft-opened-the-door-to-the-linux-desktop/11282?tag=maintop-stories">Zdnet

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