What if we never have the year of the Linux desktop?
Every year since 2004 has been touted as the year of the Linux desktop. That year where Linux of some flavor makes huge inroads into the home and work desktop scene. Every year these predictions have fallen short. Now 2008 being the year of the Linux desktop stories are already making the rounds.
What if there is no year of the Linux desktop – at least, not as is conceived in many of these articles. I can’t see Linux suddenly taking over 25% of the home computer user’s machines. Not tomorrow, and not in 10 months. What I can see is a slow trickle that keeps mounting up. From personal experience not a ton of people who use Linux consistently feel the need to switch back to another OS once they get the hang of it. Unless of course there are external demands, such as work or support issues.
I see Linux as entering the mainstream arena through many different avenues, probably the least of which will be the traditional desktop or laptop. Look more towards small embedded devices and of course, the emerging convergence of all things mobile.
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