Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and Mobile?

Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by hendrix on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:22PM (#3272257)

Yes, the desktop is a thing of the past for youtube/facebook/news/casual gaming/light email. Tablets can handle these tasks (content consumption) imo much better than a desktop.

It is a completely different story for photoshop/maya/visual studio/solidworks/nx/matlab.... These programs are not designed for the type of mulch-touch input that tablets are able to excel at. XP is supported until 2014...

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Re:Can Desktop Linux Stay Relevant in the Era of Cloud and M... by wavephorm on Wednesday November 23, 2011 @06:38PM (#3272307)

photoshop/maya and other graphical tools can be repurposed without the Windows-style buttons and menus.

Programming tools are already being ported to the web (cloud9 ide).

Google Docs and Office 360 are already being targeted at replacing MS Office.

In a few short years very few reasons to still use a Windows desktop UI will exist.

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