Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 5th Oct 2004 08:14 UTC
Linare Corp sent us in the Pro version of their Linare Linux flavor. We are taking a quick look at the product, at it's advantages and occasional... missteps.
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Eugenia,
I believe some would disagree with you on the big three or are misunderstanding your comment. Reason for that is when Microsoft has mentioned their main competition the names were Novell with their SuSE Linux and Red Hat with their Red Hat Linux. When speaking on Linux as a competitor they don't just mean the server end since they are being hit financially on the desktop front as well. Companies such as Linspire, Linare, etc were not even mentioned as real competition with Windows or even OSX. Novell's SuSE Linux is made not only for the corporate market but also private. SuSE Linux makes it easy to transition from Windows to Linux as well as use it in the home or at the office. It's also cost effective compared to consumers using Windows. So those are some of the reasons why I would consider it one of the big three. Just because a developer offers enterprise applications with private consumer (home) products does not exclude it from being part of the leading desktops. I also don't consider a Linux distribution as being one of the big three just because they sell their product in a cheap package (ie: Walmart PC).