In a shocking announcement, Tech Radar declares Linux non-sexy with appeal only to nerds, geeks and basement dwellers. In an article addressing the challenges faces by Linux in it’s ongoing quest to unseat either Windows or Mac OS as a mainstream operating system, Tech Radar concludes that lack of sex appeal is it’s biggest obstacle.
Citing the iPad as an example of what the open source community is lacking, Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation says that for Linux to jump ahead in popularity, a little magic and sex appeal will go a long way.
Other factors cited include the massive cost for businesses to switch operating systems and the fact that no one company or organization can be held 100% accountable and responsible for the quality and capability of Linux systems.
Source: Tech Radar
Tal Morrison
I wasn’t aware that an Operating System needs sex appeal?
anon
typical mac fanboy ignorant mentality. won’t use it because it doesn’t have branding and isn’t shiny. Never ceases to amaze me.
Oh well, go pay $599 for your ipad so you can pay, again, for the same apps you have on your iphone.
Luster
I like Ubuntu. It doesn’t care whether you think it’s sexy or not. It’s FREE. You can actually get things done on it too. Photo editing, microsoft docs in OpenOffice, e-mail, web surfing.
Did you know you can actually customize it without having Apple or Microsoft’s help?
Go ahead, break the bank on the other stuff.
Rex Alfie Lee
Well, and Tech Radar are the bees knees indeed! Who, indeed are Tech Radar so that I can let them know how misinformed they really are. Just another bunch of Microsoft-ies I guess or are they Mac-hooligans? Not that it matters. I’ve never seen their work nor have I heard of them.
They must be really BIGGGGG!
Matt Moldvan
Also, have a look at the page below, many more great customizations of even Gnome. 🙂
https://www.techdrivein.com/2010/04/15-stunning-linux-desktop.html