Is Linux a desktop operating system?

[Christoph Georgi]

I ask myself: *how* do the define useability?! If it is defined as 
"being used to", MS is without doubt on place one; whether it's followed 
by Mac?! I don't know. If it is defined as "once it's set up, how 
intuitive can the GUI be used" I doubt that MS can keep up the claims, 
nor can Mac.

Anyone some more ideas?

christoph

Tony Arnold wrote:
> I was amused, and slightly irritated by a comment made on a programme on
> the BBC this evening. A transcript of the piece can be found at
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/4565581.stm
> 
> The bit that irritated me was:
> 
> "I believe that it still isn't time to call Linux a 'desktop' operating
> system. It simply isn't as usable for everyone as Windows and OS X are. 
> 
> "It will be soon, but, for the time being at least, Click Online doesn't
> think it is." 
> 
> I guess they've not used Ubuntu with the Gnome Desktop. From what I
> gather from this list, we have quite a few newbies using this system and
> they are all having a great time with it.
> 
> Comments anyone?
> 
> Regards,
> Tony.

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