Linux Solutions

While there have been a number of reports of late which seem to suggest that the Linux operating system will never be accepted in the desktop PC market, surely the death of the system has been greatly exaggerated?

It seems that a number of experts are pointing the finger at Microsoft’s recent contract wins which have seen the Windows Operating System installed into an array of low price PC’s at heavily discounted prices. To be fair, these were the opportunities which many had hoped Linux would grab with both hands but it seems that at the moment the consumer still prefers to deal with a name which is familiar to them. But to say that Linux is dead is crazy…….

Microsoft has for some time instigated a program which has muddied the waters of Linux with legal challenges about elements of the code and suggestions that the Windows operating system is more flexible and much more attuned to the wider market. While there is no doubt that Microsoft have long ruled the PC operating system market, and seem set to do so for some time yet, they appear to be a little more concerned about Linux than they were only a couple of years ago.

As we have covered on this website in past posts, Linux is currently more of a professional source code used by those who work in the industry. The mass market have yet to switch on to the advantages and positive aspects of this open source system which many had hoped would see them close the gap on the Windows operating system. However, the beauty about an open source system like Linux is the fact that the harder their competitors try to knock the code, the more programmers around the world will look to improve functionality, etc.

Linux is far from dead and while the desktop PC market is proving a lot harder to crack than many had hoped, there is still hope for the future.