Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 18th Nov 2006 18:23 UTC, submitted by editingwhiz
South Africa native and current London resident Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ltd. and the Ubuntu Linux distribution, told DesktopLinux.com Friday in an interview that widespread adoption of Linux on the desktop - so long-awaited by many people. "Yes - I think Linux will be the dominant platform. It already defines the landscape in the server space (from supercomputers to YouTube). The desktop is just a matter of time."
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RE[2]: Far too optimistic, IMO
by stestagg on Sun 19th Nov 2006 08:58
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//Even the speed difference is getting less noticeable, thanks to new hardware (I'm talking about Office).//
OpenOffice 2.04 has caught up with, and arguably beaten, Microsoft Office for speed.
This had nothing to do with Linux, nor hardware. OpenOffice was inefficient, and this has largely been fixed now.