Linux Solutions

At a time when some of the main players in the world of Linux operating systems are taking a step back from challenging the might Microsoft it seems that Ubuntu and the Linux based Ubuntu 8.04 operating system are set to go head to head with Windows, but will they crack it? Why are they so different?

While it is well know that the likes of Ubuntu 8.04 will struggle to obtain hardware and software certification from the main players in the market, their possible door into the market may have come in the form of Dell. Dell, rumoured to be keen to move away from Windows and take some of the power from Microsoft, has installed the Ubuntu 8.04 operating system in a number of their new mainstream desktop and notebook systems. So will this be enough?

While Ubuntu on their own would stand very little chance of receiving the necessary hardware and software certifications required to “make it big”, with Dell backing them they must stand more of a chance. It is also interesting to see that over the last couple of years we are starting to see interest in non-Microsoft browsers grow, with Firefox perhaps the best known of the alternatives available.

Slowly but surely there seems to be a growing wave of optimism in the Linux arena that they can collectively, put together a strong challenge to Microsoft Windows. Those in the computing industry who have tested operating systems such as the Ubuntu 8.04 package have been pleasantly surprised by the flexibility and the speed of the system. For too long we have all been conditioned to the fact that we do not need to look beyond Windows, but perhaps now times are changing?

As the operating systems industry continues to evolve and grow we are seeing more interest in alternatives to Microsoft. Perhaps the years of dictating to the markets are about to come back and haunt Microsoft?