consumer desktop

After years of being relegated to server racks and the desktops of ultrageeks, Linux is finally making some headway as a viable alternative to Windows on the consumer desktop.

Dell today flipped the switched and is now officially offering consumer desktop and notebook PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed.

Two notebooks and one desktop join two desktop systems in Dell’s open-source product portfolio.

Dell today flipped the switched and is now officially offering consumer desktop and notebook PCs with Ubuntu 8.04 pre-installed.

Two notebooks and one desktop join two desktop systems in Dell's open-source ...

With Microsoft getting so much flak over Vista’s issues, you’d think Linux would be getting some headway in the consumer desktop arena.

Unfortunately, the only really benefiting from Vista’s bad PR is likely Apple. Why hasn’t Linux made enough of a significant mark on desktops?

It can be downloaded gratis, has far less security issues and ..

Let me begin by telling you a little story. Some time ago I needed to run a script at work once a day.

The VAR Guy: "Sure, Red Hat has publicly stated that the company isn't launching a consumer desktop initiative.

But that doesn't mean Red Hat is ignoring the corporate desktop and laptop markets..."

My first opinion during all of this hooplah was that why should I care about Red Hat and SUSE Linux not having a consumer desktop line?

It doesn't detract from the Linux desktop as a whole, plus let's face it: Ubuntu is kicking butt and taking names.

Except I think I may have been wrong.

Basically, Novell and Red Hat won’t be trying to get consumer desktop market share, focusing instead only on the ‘enterprise’ desktop market; Fedora and openSUSE thus appear to be relegated to ‘hobbyist OS’ level.

Ubuntu is now THE distro of choice for home use, with no major competitors, but I think we’ve known that for some time.