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Could 2018 Be The Year of the Linux Desktop?

来源于:Slashdot
Suren Enfiajyan writes: Red Hat worker and GNOME blogger Christian F.K. Schaller wrote why GNU/Linux failed to become a mainstream desktop OS... "My thesis is that there really isn't one reason, but rather a range of issues that all have contributed to holding the Linux Desktop back from reaching a bigger market. Also to put this into context, success here in my mind would be having something like 10% market share of desktop systems. That to me means we reached critical mass." He named the following reasons: - A fragmented market - Lack of special applications - Lack of big name applications - Lack of API and ABI stability - Apple's resurgence - Microsoft's aggressive response - Windows piracy - Red Hat mostly stayed away - Canonical's business model not working out - Lack of original device manufacturer support Then he ended with some optimism: "So anyone who has read my blog posts probably knows I am an optimist by nature. This isn't just some kind of genetic dispositio 查看全文>>