Has the Desktop Linux Bubble Burst? 677
El Lobo writes "For the Linux desktop, 2002 was an important year. Since then, we have continuously been fed point releases which added bits of functionality and speed improvements, but no major revision has yet seen the light of day. What's going on?
A big problem with GNOME is that it lacks any form of a vision, a goal, for the next big revision. GNOME 3.0 is just that- a name. All GNOME 3.0 has are some random ideas by random people in random places.
KDE developers are indeed planning big things for KDE4 — but that is what they are stuck at. Show me where the results are.KDE's biggest problem is a lack of manpower and financial backing by big companies.
In the meantime, the competition has not exactly been standing still. Apple has continuously been improving its Mac OS X operating system. Microsoft has not been resting on its laurels either. Windows Vista is already available. Many anti-MS fanboys complain that Vista is nothing more than XP with a new coat, but anyone with an open mind realizes this is absolutely not the case."
What laurels? (Score:0, Funny)
Microsoft doesn't have 'laurels'. Just many large sacks of cash.
Desktops? (Score:5, Funny)
Ridiculous... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Desktops? (Score:5, Funny)
When the user dislikes the GUIs that actually attempt to be (somewhat) user-friendly, just feed him/her a GUI that is stepwise worse and more user-hostile than the last one.
"What's for dinner honey?" - "Caterpillars and worms. And if you don't like it, we have wooden splinters, glass shards and iron filings."
actually (Score:5, Funny)
A big problem with GNOME is that it lacks any form of a vision
Actually gnomes have the ability to see in the infrared spectrum, and get +2 to constitution / -2 to strength.
I want to pop this blister. (Score:1, Funny)
Better than "blister". "Oh my God! The Linux on the Desktop blister has popped. Eeeewww!"
Was that even an article? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The bubble was never there. (Score:4, Funny)
Yeah, that was a bit harsh, but someone had to say it.
Re:Overreacting some? (Score:3, Funny)
Face it, Linux' opportunity has now been officially pronounced to have come and gone, so now it's Microsoft and ONLY Microsoft.
After all, their street address is One Microsoft Way!
It's more than just a street address, it's a prophecy!
This Article (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The bubble was never there. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Desktops? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Rename please... (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:The bubble was never there. (Score:1, Funny)
Oh, did the nonretarded-OS usage dull your brain? Click Next, pls.
Btw - have a look at an ubuntu 6.10 install, if you prefer everything clicked in a user-friendly way. Surprise, linux desktop. Click Next, pls.
...and for every child growing up right now the so-called "mysteries" of computers will be self-evident.
Click Finish, pls.
Re:actually (Score:5, Funny)
I was going to rate this a -1 Troll, but then I realised trolls were another character class altogether.
Re:The bubble was never there. (Score:1, Funny)
You're forgetting the old classic. You want to remove a bunch of hidden folders from a directory. Naturally the first command that comes to mind is "rm -rf
Then you really learn about recursion.