IBM's ThinkPad-Linux support project being dropped

[Net Llama!]

And what would a single 'unified' linux desktop solve?  I *HATE* KDE with
a passion.  I will never willingly use it again.  So, how can you create 1
desktop to serve the needs of everyone?  Multiple desktops are not the
problem.

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, m.w.chang wrote:
> People spent more time playing games on desktops than doing serious
> business. Do we need DirectX and super-intelligent GUI for a business
> desktop? Definitely no. I frankly don't know wehther they were expecting
> a capable desktop for business users or game console for home users.
> Virutally all Win$ desktops are game consoles for home users.
>
> I do think that the guys who are doing linux desktop development was
> over-ambitious. They should not aim to replace Win$ totally, but the
> business-related functions of W$.
>
> All these desktops should be united and focused, so that that they would
> not kill each other owning to duplicated and wasted efforts (as another
> reader had pointed out about Ireland).
>
> Harry G wrote:
> > I suspect it is totally a business (translated profit) decision.  The money
> > right now is in large systems, where they can sell their database, WebSphere
> > system, and hardware.
>
>

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