Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 2nd Jun 2004 03:13 UTC
Sun introduced recently the second version of Java Desktop System (JDS) for a flat fee per employee/per year. We tried it and here is what we found out about:
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I'd like to see Linux succeed on the desktop.
But no Linux distribution company does, as far as I can see.
SUN has 5-7 billions on the side. It is claiming to be interested to be a major Linux vendor. And yet, it cannot invest 0.5-1 billion to produce a great end user experience (and tie up some server loose ends too). Every company wan't to have it with Linux on the cheap. Sorry, this ain't happening.
Sponsor some OS desktop (and I mean with REALLY HEAVY FUNDING)! Pay some artists. Have some usability expert check the final product. Pay to have mp3 licence support and stuff.
On the desktop side it is simple: we want polish, finish, and shine. Stuff has to work together seamlessly. POST INSTALL configuration should be easy.
(Yes, *post install*.
In the zealots pipe dream, ordinary users do not touch their installations, so an easy install should suffice. Heck, they even get Windows pre-installed, don't they?
In reality a LARGE percentage of users does tinker with their installation. Most people re-install windows for example every year or so. Also, millions of people buy boxed Windows versions to install THEMSELVES, not only a pre-installed PC.
Those people DO tinker with their desktops. Understand that there are not only "my mother" or "grandmother" types out there Linux distros should be targeting to, but millions and millions of people in their 20s, 30s and 40s with a fair bit of computer experience. Those are most likely to be interested in an alternative OS, anyway. Granma wouldn't even know linux exists).