IBM Linux chief: Chasing desktop Windows a 'dead-end' • Channel Register
Bob Sutor, IBM's vp of open source and Linux for IBM, opened the inaugural LinuxCon conference held in Portland, Oregon on Monday with predictions for the open source desktop, telling developers they won't thrive unless they specialize. Given his connections to Big Blue, Sutor unsurprisingly (and justifiably) praised Linux for its cloud, mainframe, and hardware-specific ubiquity. But he opined that winning hearts in the general market is a different story altogether.
I mostly disagree.
The Linux community needs to commit to making apps and games available, and it needs to shed itself of the fear of the desktop environment looking (and working) like Windows or OS X.
He is right that Microsoft and Apple has not only the market share, but the mindshare.
Start attacking the mindshare, to get to the market share.
Commitment is the keyword.
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