I don't use any of my opnSUSE
On 12/21/2010 01:22 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:21:20 +0100, Per Jessen per@opensuse.org wrote:
M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
- Desktops are about making information workers productive -
period. They're *not* about eye candy or games or media consumption.
I would qualify that slightly differently -
Desktops are _primarily_ about making information workers productive
- eye candy, games and media consumption are secondary, but
nonetheless important.
Up until the iPad took off, I would have agreed with you - Windows home users *were* about games and media consumption. But I think the tide is turning and consumers really don't want the hassle of a "whole PC" when they can get game consoles and tablets and phones that show movies and play games.
Sofar I have only seen one iPad, and the people who bought it are pretty "gadgety". They're also the only ones I know with an iPhone. I'm sure both will become increasingly popular, but I don't see that having any real impact on what openSUSE/Linux needs to be good at.
I don't use any of my openSUSE systems for anything productive according to parent. I am pretty insulted actually. The last thing I actually care about is if openSUSE is fit for "information workers." Maybe those information "information workers" should break down and buy a copy of SLED.
Steven