The small but mighty Linux desktop.

The adoption of Linux on the desktop is progressing, but there won’t be a “David and Goliath” single blow that suddenly slays the dominance of Microsoft’s Windows, Linux advocates said at an ...

For years now, the most popular end-user operating worldwide has been Linux. Or, to be more precise, it's Android. According to the Irish analysis site Statcounter's most recent numbers, Android had ...

One of the more divisive concepts in IT these days is Linux on the desktop. There are those who would prefer nothing else, pointing to myriad security and stability problems found in Microsoft ...

Old habits will always die hard ...

Major hardware manufacturers ship systems with Linux pre-installed, and Dell reports that customer satisfaction rates are just as high for the Linux models of its Inspiron Mini 9 netbooks as for the ...

Microsoft is frightened. Even Ballmer is telling users that they can skip Vista, which tells you everything you need to know about Vista’s failure. In the past, Microsoft wouldn’t have sweated this ...

It’s fair to say that there are many people in our community who just love to dunk on Microsoft Windows. It’s an easy win, after all, the dominant player in the PC operating system ...

Novell took a swing at Microsoft’s dominance on the corporate desktop this week with the release of the Novell Open Workgroup Suite, which repackages several open source applications and tools under ...

A Californian start-up is continuing what Microsoft could not. Nex is bringing Windows to smartphones — including support for external monitors.

The Linux desktop will continue to grow. Linux and open-source security will both improve. Firefox is in deep, deep trouble. Clearly, AI will play a larger role in Linux and open source next year, but ...

System builders considering a Linux desktop are faced with a dizzying array of choices. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of Linux distributions to choose from. Narrowing the field of contenders ...