Linonut <linonut@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Mark Kent belched out this bit o' wisdom:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Ubuntu's commercial sponsor joins GNOME advisory board
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Canonical Ltd., the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, will announce on
>>>| April 18 that it has joined the GNOME Foundation's advisory board.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7148339779.html
>>>
>>> Mark Shuttleworth: "Time for mass consumer sales of Linux on desktop has not
>>> yet come"
>>
>> I remain unconvinced that it will come before the end of the desktop as
>> we know it arrives...
*Snigger*
Looks like Mark Kent thinks mobile computing devices (the Linux niche)
is the only way it will become mainstream.
>
> The desktop will never end. It will always be necessary for tasks such
> as drafting, engineering (including software development), and certain
> business uses.
And gaming and browsing the web and watching the tv on the web and ......
> The consumer desktop will probably shrink, though, to the size and
> profile of a clipboard.
>
> Even right now, though, many people don't really /use/ their desktop.
> They work with one window always maximized.
That is working. Some people spend their whole time using one or two apps.
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They are most deceived that trusteth most in themselves.
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