Comments on: Is Linux the New Threat? http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christian http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/#comment-936118 Christian Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:02:44 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=720#comment-936118 >When will the Ubuntu IPO occur? Hmm… Interesting... >When will the Ubuntu IPO occur? Hmm…

Interesting…

]]> By: The Mad Hatter http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/#comment-933907 The Mad Hatter Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:16:26 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=720#comment-933907 I'd recommend trying some other distros as well - one of my favorites is <a href="http://www.moonos.co.cc" rel="nofollow">Moon OS</a> which has a really nice GUI (E17 based) and runs well on everything from a P3-600 to a dual core Turion notebook. There's some really neat stuff out there. I’d recommend trying some other distros as well – one of my favorites is Moon OS which has a really nice GUI (E17 based) and runs well on everything from a P3-600 to a dual core Turion notebook. There’s some really neat stuff out there.

]]> By: Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Sunday, 27-Sep-09 19:59:02 UTC - Identi.ca http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/#comment-933192 Roy Schestowitz (schestowitz) 's status on Sunday, 27-Sep-09 19:59:02 UTC - Identi.ca Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:59:11 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=720#comment-933192 [...] Investor Realises #GNU #Linux is Likely Much Bigger in the Future http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/ [...] [...] Investor Realises #GNU #Linux is Likely Much Bigger in the Future http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/ [...]

]]> By: J S http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2009/09/25/is-linux-the-new-threat/#comment-932639 J S Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:16:07 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=720#comment-932639 It's not a threat. There is a huge opportunity. Linux will eventually dominate the desktop. It is already huge on the web - hence Red Hat's success in the B2B market. However, for the desktop, watch the applications. Just like the iPhone 'apps, Linux has some powerful plays available. Firefox, Open Office, Gimp/Inkscape, and so on. Way back at the dawn of Windows 3.0 .. it was the Office package that really got it going. MS Office was really advanced for what was then available and people and businesses flocked to it. Much of it was 'given away' with new PC purchases. Later they learned that MSOffice was forcing upgrades, not backward compatible, and so on. Plus some BSODs, lost work, later viruses and spam. Enter Linux. Ubuntu is the closest to having a desktop 'Red Hat' model. The key with Ubuntu is the large number of users, active forums, and real work going on with it. The fun part with Ubuntu is the 6 month release cycle - Lean Manufacturing at it's best - compared with MS and Apple that have to forecast what equipment will be available in 3-5 years (Vista over-shot available hardware specs and struggled). When will the Ubuntu IPO occur? Hmm... It’s not a threat. There is a huge opportunity.
Linux will eventually dominate the desktop. It is already huge on the web – hence Red Hat’s success in the B2B market.

However, for the desktop, watch the applications. Just like the iPhone ‘apps, Linux has some powerful plays available. Firefox, Open Office, Gimp/Inkscape, and so on.

Way back at the dawn of Windows 3.0 .. it was the Office package that really got it going. MS Office was really advanced for what was then available and people and businesses flocked to it. Much of it was ‘given away’ with new PC purchases. Later they learned that MSOffice was forcing upgrades, not backward compatible, and so on. Plus some BSODs, lost work, later viruses and spam. Enter Linux.

Ubuntu is the closest to having a desktop ‘Red Hat’ model. The key with Ubuntu is the large number of users, active forums, and real work going on with it. The fun part with Ubuntu is the 6 month release cycle – Lean Manufacturing at it’s best – compared with MS and Apple that have to forecast what equipment will be available in 3-5 years (Vista over-shot available hardware specs and struggled).

When will the Ubuntu IPO occur? Hmm…

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