It's the end of the desktop era (was: Desktop Linux losing application support from Songbird)

[Johnneylee Rollins]

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 2:30 AM, Amedee Van Gasse
<amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:
> On 10-04-10 05:41, Fred A. Miller wrote:
>> Despite all the efforts of Canonical and Ubuntu, desktop Linux remains a
>> non-factor n the market.
>>
>> http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=6216&tag=nl.e539
>>
> <quote>
> But Android phones run Linux. Chromium netbooks will run Linux. Meego
> phones are Linux. Handheld Linux is going strong, and those applications
> will filter into other types of devices over time.
>
> It’s not just the dream of desktop Linux that’s ending. It’s the desktop
> era.
> </quote>
>
> I'm a happy Milestone user.

I agree, as far as the progress towards mobility.
I don't think the desktop will end terribly soon, at least for
developers and designers. I love my dual screens and the comfortable
office space I've made in my home to run my business. But for the
average end user, I think that ubuntu as a desktop and even laptop
operating system, has it's days numbered. I even agreed that I have to
break down and get a cell phone, and I'm definitely going to get
something that comes with linux or something I can put linux on.

~SpaceGhost