2008 to be year of non-desktop Linux
I wanted to be among the first to post about how 2008 looks to be the year of desktop Linux (half jokingly, of course). Then I thought about how far the Linux OS has to go before it is approaching even Apple’s slice of the market (which by the way is getting bigger).
Fact is, with a variety of new and old PC form factors and vendor initiatives, 2008 will probably be quite good for desktop Linux. It could darn well be a breakout year. However, I don’t think we’ll be hearing as much in 2008 about desktop uses of Linux as we will about other forms of Linux driving its use.
Top of the list is virtual appliances, which typically run a trimmed-down OS. Linux is free, flexible, stable and secure. It is helping drive virtual appliances, with vendors such as virtualization veteran VMware and its Virtual Appliance Marketplace as well as newcomers such as JumpBox building appliances on the open source OS. We’ll also see more from Red Hat, which is incorporating appliances prominently in its latest Linux strategy.
2008 should also bring a continuation of Linux preference and productivity for embedded and mobile devices.
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