Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 3rd Nov 2007 23:56 UTC, submitted by rx182
"Earlier this week Everex launched the gPC TC2502, which is a sub-USD 200 PC sold at a major US retailer, but what makes this unique is that it runs the gOS. The gOS (GreenOS) is designed to be a conceptual Google Operating System that is based upon Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Though this is not the conventional GNOME desktop environment but an Enlightenment E17 desktop is used that is heavily modified and reflects a green Google theme. The gOS provides easy access to Google services such as YouTube, Google Product Search, Google Calendar, and Google Maps. Also a click away are other web services such as Wikipedia and Facebook. This isn't a pure Internet desktop but Xine, Skype, OpenOffice.org, and other applications are available for this Linux LiveCD. We've been trying the gOS out for a while and it's a rather nice slim desktop Linux distribution that would be perfect for Internet cafes and other public places." More screenshots.
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Stop being an idiot
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The end users don't care how you wrap Linux, until it has the level of hardware and software support as Windows, its not going to go anywhere near the desktop.
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Stop being an idiot. ;-)
Home users != The Desktop
Linux's next frontier is the business desktop, where it works quite well. As an administrator of Linux business desktops, I can speak from experience. The challenges are different. Hardware and software support are factors. But it makes a huge difference whether you have a hundred desktop boxes being administered by one skilled admin, or Joe (I'm so computer illiterate... tee hee!) Stupid administering his home botnet node^W^WPC.
It helps if one is willing to compromise a bit. Crossoever Office running IE, deployed in a small number of strategic locations, goes a long way towards fulling in the gaps which are left. And if I have to deploy the occasional Windows box for a special purpose app here and there, that's really not so bad, since they are still running a Linux desktop via NX.