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5/21/12 at 5:12am

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"Linux is awesome. It’s a powerful, capable, flexible operating system with tremendous potential. But, it’s never going to be a factor on the desktop, so don’t even waste your time considering it."

Makes me want to install Linux as my only OS just for spite..

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/252516/why_linux_on_the_desktop_is_dead.html

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5/21/12 at 5:14am

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Source?

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5/21/12 at 5:14am

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You should probably add a source link and embed the quote on this.

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5/21/12 at 5:15am

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This is a joke, right? 20,000,000 people use just one distro as their desktop: ubuntu. It aint dead. It's only going to grow after Windows 8 release.

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SOURCE: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/252516/why_linux_on_the_desktop_is_dead.html

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5/21/12 at 5:16am

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Source link is done..

Didn't work when I hyperlinked??

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Other	Other	Other	Other
Kensington trackball	ASM 1061 eSATA Card	Apricorn Velocity Solo X2	Matrox CompressHD
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9400m/9600GTm	OCZ Vertex +	Super Drive	10.8.1
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Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Track Pad	???	yep it has audio
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Seagate Barracuda	Seagate Barracuda	LG Blu Ray	Sony DVD
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10.8.3	Crunchbang	30" Apple Cinema HD Display 2560x1600	Apple Aluminum Professional
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Bollocks. I use it, which means it still lives. It's the only place to go for geeks, since Apple and Microsoft have to make operating systems made for ordinary users. I want my customizability, thank you.

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To read the full article, click <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/252516/why_linux_on_the_desktop_is_dead.html" target="_blank">here</a>.

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I'm sick of people claiming "X is dead" or "Y is dying" no its not, stupid sensationalist journalists...

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I wouldn't really consider Linux a "rounding error". Though the market share is small compared to Windows, Linux has an important place in the computing world.

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