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Many/most of the major smartphone/mobile OSes are based on Linix: Android, WebOS, LiMo, Moblin, Maemo, Ubuntu, .... The iPhone OS is based on FreeBSD, a cousin of Linux.

Thus, Linux/*nix is already entering the "desktop" of the average user, through the use of mobile devices. And, as users migrate more & more of their daily tasks to their mobile devices (email, messaging, web surfing, multi-media playback, games, etc.), they are essentially moving more & more of their daily computing to Linux/*nix.
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Linux on the mobile "desktop"  linuser | 06/08/09
A different channel  bigpicture | 06/09/09
Wack-Wack Oops!!  zdnet@... | 08/12/09
I voted yes.  fr0thy2 | 06/08/09
Monkeys make a lot of noise, sometimes they even throw chairs  InAction Man | 06/08/09
Forces of EVIL?  robhill | 06/08/09
Yeah, it's not like MS threatened competition  Richard Flude | 06/08/09
eating too much oatmeal  gary859 | 06/08/09
ignorance is the most common human state  jorjitop | 06/12/09
Linux as a general purpose consumer OS sucks.  de-void | 06/08/09
Yes, Linux sucks.  InAction Man | 06/08/09
LOOOL.  nizuse | 06/08/09
Nice bit of selected quoting  Richard Flude | 06/08/09
Not completely true (that Linux sux).  skris88@... | 06/10/09
Case in Point...  Roc Riz | 08/11/09
Oh, but of course  GuidingLight | 06/08/09
Hear no Evil, see no evil, monkey.  bigpicture | 06/09/09
Not really....  cosuna | 08/11/09
Convicted monopolist and conviceted murderers, too!  GuidingLight | 06/08/09
I voted yes-different reason  olddogv | 06/09/09
I voted yes  bbaston@... | 06/09/09
.  James T. Kirk | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  DrConnors | 06/08/09
Linux has been invisible for some time . . .  CobraA1 | 06/08/09
Exactly this is old news. Linux only recently gaining visibility. nt  T1Oracle | 06/08/09
Pressure from the top down and bottom up: Dell Inspiron 15n  no_zd_user_name | 06/08/09
How do you find it on their site?  storm14k | 06/08/09
Link to Inspiron 15n  no_zd_user_name | 06/08/09
I found it...  wonderbored | 06/09/09
RE:I found it...  richdave | 06/13/09
Wow! What a deal!  linuser | 06/08/09
$299: The *new* price point for Notebooks!  no_zd_user_name | 06/08/09
On second thought...  wonderbored | 06/09/09
I voted yes because of ZDNet comments  shis-ka-bob | 06/08/09
Who cares what the brainwashed masses allegedly think?  InAction Man | 06/08/09
Truth?  GuidingLight | 06/08/09
If those in redmond did as you say you do Linux would have already won  InAction Man | 06/08/09
Victory for Linux  Demhain | 06/09/09
Innovation in Open Source  daengbo | 06/08/09
Don't misunderstand business  stano360 | 06/09/09
Can Linux be improved by publicity?  epcraig | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  mustang335ahc | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  fredr@... | 06/08/09
The only way: Hide it  Qbt | 06/08/09
There is nothing really wrong with Linux ...  George Mitchell | 06/08/09
Lack of good Linux applications is...  Qbt | 06/08/09
Open your eyes.....  linux for me | 06/09/09
It's about searching  brendan@... | 06/09/09
That should be " As Linux applications become more mature over time"  de-void | 06/08/09
What helped make Firefox such an outstanding tool  GuidingLight | 06/08/09
Well said George  touchScreen | 06/09/09
Agreed  Demhain | 06/09/09
I like Linux for Linux  Boot_Agnostic | 06/08/09
The real usefulness of Linux and its applications is ...  George Mitchell | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  HooNoze | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  Loverock Davidson | 06/08/09
There you go, you just had to do it. You had to  InAction Man | 06/08/09
At least he didn't use the.........  todbran@... | 06/08/09
Nice post!  thelivo | 06/09/09
don't forget...  pgit | 06/09/09
Insulting amateur computer users  roelmann | 08/13/09
Invisible Brain  Phil Spector | 06/08/09
So inmate tell us, how are things going between you and  InAction Man | 06/08/09
I think he's feeling neglected... nt  T1Oracle | 06/08/09
keep it clean InAction Man.  no_zd_user_name | 06/08/09
WordPerfect: AntiTrust Novell vs Microsoft  no_zd_user_name | 06/08/09
Actually much worst  Richard Flude | 06/08/09
You hit the issue  nizuse | 06/08/09
Brain utilization  pwatson | 06/09/09
The emperor's new clothes  tonymcs@... | 06/08/09
Did your Windows crash?  Ole Man | 06/08/09
RE: Invisible Linux  NCWeber | 06/08/09
Mindshare  pwatson | 06/09/09
Pointy hair  pdf6161 | 06/09/09
RE: Invisible Linux  vahnx | 06/09/09
Welcome to 2009  d.esposito@... | 06/09/09
RE: Invisible Linux  Li1t | 06/09/09
RE: Invisible Linux  murphyma | 06/09/09
Check out  d.esposito@... | 06/09/09
The linux based equivalent to MS Exchange  Ole Man | 06/17/09
RE: Invisible Linux  tymiles | 06/09/09
RE: Invisible Linux  kiazhi@... | 06/09/09
RE: Invisible Linux  skris88@... | 06/10/09
No invisible penguins.  bendib | 06/10/09
OMG!!  shadfurman | 06/10/09
RE: Invisible Linux  Vinny_z | 06/12/09
Linux not an OS?  NCWeber | 06/15/09
RE: Invisible Linux  zdnet@... | 08/12/09
RE: Invisible Linux  zdnet@... | 08/12/09
RE: Invisible Linux  paul.bounds@... | 08/12/09
Ongoing Windows Mantra  paul.bounds@... | 08/12/09
RE: Invisible Linux  Grey Ash | 08/16/09

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