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Desktop Linux Desktop Not Total Replacement for Windows

I agree with a lot of what Ed Bott says about the limits of Linux as a desktop replacement but I think the forces that keep us on Windows are breaking down.

I split my time between Vista and Linux. Vista is great for using Visio and when I have to use Word (for advanced functions required with large writing projects) but I'm just as functional with Web apps on Linux. As solid Web based alternatives to desktop apps arrive, there will be less gravitational pull keeping us in the Windows orbit.

Zoho may be the best thing that has happened to promote desktop Linux.

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Dan Sullivan is a systems architect with 20 years of IT experience that includes engagements in enterprise security, application design, and systems architecture. His experience includes a broad range of industries, including financial services, manufacturing, government, retail, gas and oil production, power generation, and education. Dan’s security-related project work has ranged from requirements analysis for enterprise information security to designing and implementing security for database applications and enterprise portals. Dan has written about information security and other enterprise information management topics for Business Security Advisor, DM Review, Intelligent Enterprise, and E-Business Advisor. You can contact Dan at: dan_sullivan@realtimepublishers.net