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Story: KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows
Posted by: Anonymous (Sunday 19 September 2004, 4:55 AM)
I've come to realize that whether Linux creates an even better desktop (already is IMO) than microshaft, we will not be seeing any real change in the percentage of desktop usage until the big players in 3rd party win software start writing for linux. Corps cannot just dump their multi millions in proprietary front end software for the the benefits of the linux operating system. I see it day in and day out. The average windows users I come into contact with cannot manage to fix a path statement to a desktop shortcut when a drive letter has been added let alone learn another operating system. Owners of these businesses are no better. They so heavily rely on this software that they know the software's support numbers by heart. It's not that Linux isn't a better operating system. But exactly when are the big 3rd party software venders going to start porting their high end and expensive proprietary apps to Linux. We don't even have simple programs that replace what is needed yet.
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Story: KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows
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Closes in? It surpassed it a while ago....
KDE 3.x... Nicholas Donovan -
Exactly. KDE comes with way more things than wind... Olivier
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Kontact is not new with KDE 3.3 and the next versi... Ronald Dumsfeld
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I, for one, am waiting for a couple of features fr... C.Ecker
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The only problem is - why they are trying to be li... Anonymous
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I've come to realize that whether Linux creates an... Anonymous
