https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/218089\/global-market-share-of-windows-7\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n12% of the desktop computer market has moved away from Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Desktop computing has not fundamentally changed for the past 7 years. But due to problems with system stability and security challenges, 12% of the desktop computer market has moved away from Windows. 9% of the market switched to MacOS. 1% of the market switched to Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Windows\non Intel, UNIX on Intel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At\nthe time of this writing, Windows, MacOS, and Linux desktop computers\nmostly use Intel-compatible CPUs. MacOS and\nLinux are both essentially UNIX-on-Intel computers, with roughly the\nsame performance and security advantages relative to Windows running\non similar hardware. As our friend the office manager put it, \u201cLinux\nis a weird kind of Mac.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applications\nare brand names<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Our\nfriend the office manager recognized a few brand names: Chrome and\nTeamViewer. Their presence validated the platform. They allowed her\nto consider the Linux desktop as a viable alternative to her Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some standard applications are already present on the Linux desktop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
On the Linux desktop on which I am writing this post, I have Chrome, Filezilla, VNC, VLC, TeamViewer, Zoom, and Teams. These same applications can be installed on Windows and MacOS computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nLinux desktop does\nnot have Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
At the\ntime of this writing, Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop are not\navailable for the Linux desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Work-alike\nreplacements are not valid in the eyes of consumers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This post is being written in LibreOffice Writer, which is open source software that tries to reproduce the Microsoft Office suite. Like Pages for the Mac, it does a competent job of reading and writing word processing files. But it is not Microsoft Office 365. Same for Photoshop: there are many image editing programs, but they are not the brand name, and really not the same thing. Word processing might be one thing, but aside from the simplest spreadsheets and presentations, Excel and PowerPoint are not really replaceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Macs\nhave Office and Photoshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Macs\nare relevant to consumers because they can run Microsoft Office 365\nand Adobe Photoshop. They may not be able to run every accounting or\nengineering program available for Windows, but having Office and\nPhotoshop covers most needs. That is why when Windows lost 12% of of\nthe entire market, MacOS was able to capitalize on the opportunity to\ncapture the consumers making a change, but Linux\nwas not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If\nLinux had Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Photoshop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If Linux had Microsoft Office 365 and Adobe Photoshop, we would see the emergence of a second strong UNIX on Intel desktop computer platform. Linux, the \u201cweird kind of Mac,\u201d would get more interest, more relevance, and more market share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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