Dethroning Ubuntu -- What Would It Take?
Many people are looking to Ubuntu to be something that it is not: A mass market ready operating system designed to work with the same level of compatibility as Microsoft Windows.
Where people get confused is in believing that if Ubuntu, king of the Linux distros, is not able to take the marketplace by storm, then something must be broken with desktop Linux. In this article, I’ll explain what it will take to dethrone the mighty Ubuntu and gain a market share so large that it will eclipse anything seen by Ubuntu to date.
Success with geeks does not equal marketplace dominances
Despite some fantastic efforts by the folks at PCLinuxOS and the Fedora team, Ubuntu remains in the lead when you learn to look past the inconsistencies of services like Distrowatch stats. I remain firm in my belief that Ubuntu is the top dog with regard to user numbers for two simple reasons.
1. Third party resources like Envy, Automatix and GetDeb.net. Long before Ubuntu Feisty or Gutsy were on the scene, these three products allowed relative newbies a smoother migration over to their new chosen Linux distro.
2. Successfully maintaining a balancing act with both purists and casual users alike with regard to restricted firmware and codecs. I realize that Fedora 8 has come along recently with their successful CodecBuddy functionality, however I believe the PCLinuxOS team still expects users to know what they’re searching for to get their restricted codecs. Most users still prefer a simple GUI wizard.
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