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"Linux is ready for the desktop" says IBM

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edited November 2003 in Science & Tech
After the statements that Linux is not ready for the desktop market and that it will never succeed in that sector, IBM have come back with a statement that they actually believe it is ready for the desktop market.... if only to plug their product a little....

[blockquote]IBM has previously been noted both for its readiness to sell Linux on its own very wonderful servers and its cautionary advice that Linux is not ready for the desktop. On Monday, however, Sam Docknevich of IBM Global Services said that Linux is ready to "blossom" on the desktop.[/blockquote]Source - <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33923.html">The Register</a>

<i>Submitted by NightShade737 </I>

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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Right......
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Somehow i knew this bulletin would come pretty soon.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Linux may well be ready for the corporate desktop, but not nearly the home or enthusiast desktop. In a corporate environment where only certain functions are required, such as employee "A"'s calendar, contacts, email client and login to the company db, linux is very ready. Shops where a CDE is used are ripe for linux penetration.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I personally wouldn't like to use Linux as a desktop, mainly due to the lack of compatability with current software, but that isn't Linux's fault.

    NS
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited November 2003
    Unless some amazing stuff is just around the corner for Linux then I wouldn't consider it ready for my desktop just yet.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Bahahahahaha!!!!!1 Yea right!!!! If its ready for the desktop that the average joe uses then I own Sarcnet! and we all know that isn't true! :mullet:
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited November 2003
    Yeah. And Grizzly Addams had a beard. :D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Dude, you don't have to qualify a statement like that.

    It's inherent to the statement that you do not identify with the secondary qualifier.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    SAY WHAT!
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited November 2003
    Basically, Thrax was saying that you did not have to say what you said because what you said was was already implied and should have remained tacit, but you stated it anyway, therefore diluting the effectiveness of your previous statement.

    That said, The Architect constructed my statements.
  • CreepCreep Hell Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Are you lost yet?
  • RobRob Detroit, MI
    edited November 2003
    I've been using linux on my desktop for a long time.. Its amazing the changes in the last year in regards to desktop usability and apearence.

    Currently, I'm running on RHEL 3 WS and it's a very impressive desktop right out of the box. A non-hacker can easily install and use a linux desktop, just about the only people that are gonna cry are gamers wanting to play the latest and greatest. Also, the people that don't understand why their designed for windows hardware isn't supported. But, its all part of the learning curve. A win-raid such as highpoint, etc that are so common are completely useless in a linux enviroment. Not because it doesn't work, but because its only needed for windows. :)
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