Desktops - Could We See Linux In The Future?

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The discussion of Linux being ready for the desktop or not is a common one that happens each year. There are always those saying that it's finally ready and those who have concerns about certain issues that still are there or are perceived to still be there. The reality is that most of these arguments don't matter at all. There is one huge issue that is really the only one that matters. What will bring Linux to the desktop or not is the manufacturers. The reason is because the average user will never install and configure their own operating system.

When you buy a Windows or Mac, there is a company who puts the hardware together, installs the operating system, then configures the software to work with the hardware. Many times, even on the machine you are currently using, if someone did not configure the hardware, by default on a clean install of the operating system, your wifi, sound, video, or other pieces might not have worked. It takes a bit of configuring to make an operating system work with hardware and this will always be true.

When people use Linux, they have to configure all these settings themselves. Most can't do it with Linux if there is a hardware problem, so they blame Linux. The reality is that the same person couldn't do this with Windows or Mac either. Making hardware work with software at times can be difficult.

What will have to happen is that Linux comes preinstalled to systems completely configured. At that point comparing a working Linux to working Windows to working Mac will be a more fair argument and comparison.

What this will take is a demand for Linux. In the United States this hasn't happened yet, but in other countries there are businesses and governments switching to Linux. Once the market demands Linux, that's when it's ready. It has nothing to do with the programming because that is already taken care of.

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