[Bradford] Linus Torvalds: Why Linux Is Not Successful On Dektop

[John R Hudson]

On Tuesday 10 January 2012 09:25:27 Dick Thomas wrote:
> I thought this was interesting
> Linus Torvalds: Why Linux Is Not Successful On Dektop
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUk1yNVeEI
Yes it's a very interesting interview - however Netcraft reports that in the 
last six months of 2011 the Linux desktop increased its worldwide share every 
month from just under 1% to around 1.5% - that is a 50% increase in six months 
- which, if it continued at the same rate, would give Linux 50% of the desktop 
market in 2017.

Looking back the Windows desktop was around for about a decade before it 
became the dominant desktop; is the flywheel effect beginning to be seen for 
the Linux desktop?

John
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