By Greg Sayle
linuxnewsnow
Could Linux become the world's most popular operating system? [Source]
I read the above article today and thought this guy has some really interesting points. Except One!
Linux has no chance of catching Windows on the desktop. Well, I gotta disagree with that statement right there. I believe Linux will be the dominant desktop OS within the next 10 years. You say, come on pal you don't know what you are talking about. Let's have a look at what I have just stated.
The growth market is the mobile platform. Whether it is tablets, smart phones, net-books, smart homes etc, or any other mobile device which connects to the Internet. Mobile devices will cause the Linux desktop to be inversely proportional to the Windows desktop.
Linux-based mobile operating systems, led by Android, will own 33 percent of the global smart-phone market by 2015, growing faster than the smart-phone market at large, says ABI Research. In addition to examining Android's fast rise, the report looks at WebOS, MeeGo, Bada, LiMo, and ALP versions of mobile Linux.
What is the definition of inversely proportional?
- A relationship where a number either increases as another decreases or decreases as another increases. Inversely proportional is the opposite of directly proportional.
The desktop OS change will be a generational. That is : as the next generation grows up so will their choice of the desktop OS due to the increase in the use of the Linux mobile platform.
While Linux rose 0.08 percent in May, moving up from 1.05 percent in April, Windows dropped 0.18 percent to 91.28 percent, and Mac OS dipped 0.05 percent to 5.27 percent, says Net Applications.
Linux passed the 1 percent mark only last year, according to the research firm. In Oct. 2008, Net Applications pegged Linux desktop share at 0.71 percent, up from 0.47 percent in Aug. 2007.
Predictions 2010: The future of Linux. [SOURCE]
"The focus will continue to be on enterprise consolidation onto centralized Linux platforms, such as blade servers, to support cloud and virtualization initiatives," said Steve Brasen, principal analyst at Enterprise Management Associates.
"Open source systems management vendors are focused on developing solutions for monitoring and supporting virtual and cloud infrastructures. Also, expect to see a focus on simplifying Linux operational management through better integration with enterprise-class automated management solutions."
Ronald McCarty, founder and director of professional services at Your Net Guard, said that government will be a big Linux and open source adopter in 2010. This follows on the efforts of Open Source for America , an organization launched in July of 2009 to promote the adoption of open source in government.
Linux Foundation President, Jim Zemlin, will continue to push his notion of "Linux everywhere" for the new year. He pointed out that Linux is the heart of connected televisions, cameras, set top boxes, net-books, smart-phones, video games, tablet PCs, smart homes, automotive, GPS, and much more.
"We will see non-paid Linux (Fedora, Debian, Linux Mint etc.) being used much more in clouds than paid Linux," said Claybrook.
Nothing is set in concrete forever. The only thing that is constant is change. Change is imminent.