It's hard to beat the home team. Microsoft (and Apple) created what we think of as a desktop computer. It's not enough for Linux to be "just as good" and not ev

It's hard to beat the home team. Microsoft (and Apple) created what we think of as a desktop computer. It's not enough for Linux to be "just as good" and not even enough for them to be "a little bit better" Linux would have to totally redefine what a desktop computer is and how it works. I don't think there's enough room for innovation in what we think of as a desktop computer experience for that to ever happen. As this article rightly states Linux is on the ground floor of the next wave and that's a good spot to be. Linux won't be visible however. How many TIVO owners know they're running Linux? 1%? less? It's a great product though because TIVO was able to focus on things like usability, UI design, predictive recording, etc. Linux is a fantastic foundation but someone else has to build the house.