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The real reason Linux lags windows is application support. Windows 8 seems to have every intention of being a train wreck, but Linux will benefit little because
by Yxven 15y ago
The real reason Linux lags windows is application support. Windows 8 seems to have every intention of being a train wreck, but Linux will benefit little because users will not upgrade from Windows 7. Linux is not an alternative as long as users cannot run what they want on Linux.
I only see 4 ways for linux to actually gain on the desktop for the average user.
1) Truly painless cross-platform support for most languages.
2) A huge shift to web-based applications.
3) Microsoft seppukus.
4) Wine magically becomes painless and transparent.
Two is the only alternative that has a reasonable chance of happening.
- chc 15y agoThat would make sense if there weren't another non-Windows operating system with about 10 times Linux's marketshare on the desktop. But somehow Apple has managed to get 10% of the market without any of that stuff happening, so I don't see how that can really be the reason.