In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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wrote
on Sat, 17 May 2008 22:33:23 +0100
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> It's time to retire "ready for the desktop"
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> | Quite a few reviews of new Linux releases these days try to determine if a
> | distribution is "ready for the desktop." I myself have probably been guilty
> | of using that phrase, but I think it's time we officially retire this
> | criterion.
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> http://www.linux.com/feature/134808
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> Microsoft's "people-ready" paid shills come to mind (links below [1,2,3]).
May make no difference. Microsoft phones are
already showing up. Most likely this will be the next
battleground, and it's a very highly fragmented market --
not unlike the homebrew computer markets of the late 70's,
in some respects. Microsoft could very well unify these
markets under one well-known umbrella OS, though they'll
have to fight off Symbian first.
http://www.last100.com/2008/02/10/microsoft-sony-ericsson-team-up-to-bring-windows-mobile-to-sexy-new-smart-phone/
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/oct02/10-22smartphoneqa.mspx
(yes, it's a bit dated)
http://www.telecomtiger.com/fullstory.aspx?storyid=1958&flag=1&passfrom=topstory
(40% of the market by 2012)
To be fair, Linux phones are also out there; many are enumerated here:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html
and a special report highlights Motorola's Linux phone strategy:
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4504156025.html
This report might be overly optimistic (but
then, so is Microsoft's), but suggests Linux
might have 31% of the market to Microsoft's 40%:
http://www.geek.com/linux-based-smartphones-to-see-incredible-growth/
We shall see.
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