The Linux desktop has been around for more than a decade now. Despite its best efforts, and Microsoft's dumbest mis-steps-- I'm looking at you Vista --it's never owned more than a fraction of the market. Canonical , Ubuntu 's parent company plans on changing that with its Unity desktop .
The new Linux Desktop: Ubuntu's Unity - Computerworld (blog)
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That's no accident. Yes, Ubuntu is based on Linux, and the Unity desktop is built on GNOME, but at this point I think Canonical has decided that everyone who's ever going to use a "Linux" desktop is already there. Therefore, to broaden the Ubuntu Linux desktop base they needed to reach users who know nothing about Linux.Featured Article : Java Development India
Ubuntu has always been about making it easy for new users to use Linux. Now, I think they've decided that making "Linux" easier for still more users is to go recreate the Linux desktop. For starters, that means dropping a graphical desktop that's remindful of Windows and Mac OS X. Say what you will about Unity, it doesn't look much at all like any other desktop interface. Indeed, Unity is an interface that will work for desktops, netbooks, tablets, or even smartphones . That's quite deliberate. Unity is meant to be a universal interface.Featured Article : Java Development Nashik
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