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Good news for Linux then, right? Linux has traditionally maintained support for older hardware - through driver support, forums to answer questions, and Linux
by sounds 15y ago
Good news for Linux then, right?
Linux has traditionally maintained support for older hardware - through driver support, forums to answer questions, and Linux installations that are snappy even on old hardware.
Actually, I see desktop computing (including laptops) hitting a plateau already just from being good enough (factor in Windows XP's decades-long lifetime).
Arguably if desktops are plateauing, embedded devices will follow a similar trajectory on a shorter time scale - all the hard-knock lessons are already known.
Ultimately the year of the Linux desktop won't happen - but businesses will face fast-shrinking margins for desktops, laptops, and per-seat software licenses.
- jonknee 15y agoProbably not. I just see people keeping with what they have--if you can't justify a new computer how can you justify learning a new OS? The iPad is an order of magnitude more simple than OS X or Windows, which are themselves quite a bit more user friendly than Linux. I think something like Chrome OS is a more likely business target than Linux (thin client-ish and mostly web/cloud based).
- sounds 15y agoMaybe my sarcasm was too subtle. However, people do switch to Linux all the time because "Windows got too slow."