Loon Delusion

Message ID: 393391

Posted By: deepdistrust

Subject: Loon Delusion

2003 is the year of the Linux desktop.

http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS7709909925.html

http://www.linux-mag.com/2003-05/linuxdesktop_01.html

Well, may be not. But, 2004 definitely is.

http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=568003838&fp=16&fpid=0

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1398069,00.asp

Noooooooooooooo. 2004 is definitely *not* the year of Linux desktop.

http://www.thechannelinsider.com/article/2004+Wont+Be+the+Year+of+the+Linux+Desktop/115554_1.aspx

Well, then may be 2005 is.

http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=83827

That didn't exactly work out as predicted, but 2006 is *definitely* the year. Watch us crush Microsoft!!

http://news.com.com/Novell+Linux+desktop+set+to+take+off/2100-7344_3-6059461.html

http://www.gcn.com/print/25_7/40263-1.html

On second thought, 2006 is not it!

http://www.linuxlaboratory.org/index.php?title=2006_is_NOT_the_year_for_Linux_on_the_Desktop

Links for the following items will be posted as they are made available.

2007 will be the year of the Linux desktop

2008 is the year of the Linux desktop

Will there *ever* be a year of the Linux desktop? Is Linux doomed to mediocrity?

Minix 3 to replace Linux on OLPC

Windows crushes Linux on servers

Linux exiting the supercomputer scene in a hurry

Enough with the Linux Snake-oil!

Disgusted with own creation, Linus Torvalds leaves programming, returns to Finland

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