Re: eWeek sez "Rotten Apple: Leopard"

"Michael Anonymous" wrote:
I.P. Nichols wrote:
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What I've never understood is why this multitude of oddly named Linux desktop systems with their vast superiority have failed to gain enough market share to reach the tipping point and displace Windows.
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I think the situation is that 3rd party companies don't want to support Linux because
it doesn't have enough "market share" to make it worth it.
It's the 3rd party companies that made Windows attractive in the first place.

I don't think that's why Linux hasn't toppled Windows, I think it's because the folks who design the desktops each has their own idea of what GUI should be adopted by the general public so you end up with a plethora of desktops.

It's not that Linux isn't a capable operating system, it's embedded in my TiVo and take a look at the One Laptop Per Child computer which is expected to be produced in the tens of millions in years to come. How many computers does Apple expect to ship this year. This thing ain't no toy, check out it's specs...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XO-1_(laptop)

Quanta Computer, the project's contract manufacturer, said in February 2007 that it had confirmed orders for one million units. They indicated they could ship 5 million to 10 million units this year because seven nations have committed to buy the XO-1 for their schoolchildren, including Argentina, Brazil, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, and Uruguay. [4] Quanta plans to offer machines very similar to the XO machine on the open market.[5]

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