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The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld)

The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld)

Posted Nov 18, 2009 18:48 UTC (Wed) by leoc (subscriber, #39773)
In reply to: The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld) by stumbles
Parent article: The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld)

IMHO Linux doesn't need to have majority desktop market share, it only needs enough to become self sustaining (that is to say that Linux users can do everything they want to do without having to use something else). IMHO Linux is just about there, as there are very few things you simply cannot do with Linux on the desktop at this point.


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The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld)

Posted Nov 19, 2009 1:30 UTC (Thu) by jmm82 (guest, #59425) [Link]

All I am missing is Silverlight in my browser so I can watch Netflix instant movies, but I have a Virtual Box windows 7 install which acts as a over glorified internet explorer. ITunes would be nice, but I get by without.

The Future of Linux is Google (PCWorld)

Posted Nov 19, 2009 15:52 UTC (Thu) by Trelane (subscriber, #56877) [Link]

You can get silverlight in your browser (well, moonlight anyway). What you can't get is Microsoft's DRM.

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