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Re:Microsoft reports record first-quarter revenue of $18.53 ... by serge2k on Thursday October 24, 2013 @11:26PM (#6609580)
No, that's just the excuse linux fans use.

Linux failed in the desktop market thus far, and probably will until someone comes up with an OS that is at least as user friendly as OS X and then actually has the ability to get it into users hands.

Re:Microsoft reports record first-quarter revenue of $18.53 ... by meddlepal on Friday October 25, 2013 @12:39AM (#6609793)
But why does it need to do that? The desktop paradigm is dying a slow but inevitable death for most consumers.