How Apple killed the Linux desktop
Miguel de Icaza, a central figure in the development of the Linux desktop environment GNOMe, says
the open Web is now a greater concern than free software.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
As Apple's operating system emerges, Linux...
More
How Apple killed the Linux desktop
Miguel de Icaza, a central figure in the development of the Linux desktop environment GNOMe, says
the open Web is now a greater concern than free software.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
As Apple's operating system emerges, Linux stalls
Open-source system has found a home on data-center servers, but not captured the public
One creator says developers who could have pushed Linux have defected
At Mozilla Foundation, focus is now on Web development
(CNN) -- It's hard to say exactly what percentage of desktop and laptop computers run Apple OS X,
but it's clear that the operating system has made slow but steady gains at chipping away at that the
sizable lead Microsoft established in the '90s with its Windows operating system. Some figures put
the number at about 6 to 7 percent of the desktop market.
But one thing's for sure: OS X has been more successful than Linux, the open source operating
system that has found a home on data-center servers but is still a rarity on de
Less
