The overpowering muscle of Windows and Mac OS has denied Linux the market space it seeks to compete with the US-based software giants. But with the growing understanding for cloud-based solutions, and looking at the high demand for products like Chromebook, Robyn Bergeron, Fedora Project Leader, thinks that Linux is recognised much more in the enterprise arena.
One of the major hindrances that Linux has faced, over the years, is its confinement to the notion that it requires technical know-how and is not meant for basic things like playing movies, listening to music etc. “A lot of times, people do not like to do things that are just different. Particularly if they are not a technical person and just need to get their job done, they are not necessarily interested in this new technical thing. Things like iTunes don't really work in Linux. I don't know if there is ever going to be a focus on that,” Bergeron was quoted as saying in aLinuxinsider interview. |
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The perception about Linux has improved in the past few years and Linux Foundation has played a crucial role in setting up the recognition in place. Currently, Linux offers an outlook that pleases the business class, and this has helped the platform reach out to the global market.In the next five years, things will look vastly different for the Linux-based desktops as products like Chromebooks, adoption of Android and One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) offerings that run Fedora 18 Linux distribution will power the operating system to attain its position in the market.So, who will be the targeted consumers for Linux desktop? To this, Bergeron says, “People who take their tablets to work to show a demonstration are the kind of early adopters that would be inclined to shift towards the Linux desktop."
Source:http://efytimes.com
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