Red Hat Drops Plans For Consumer Desktop Linux

Red Hat was supposed to come out with a desktop version of Linux for the general consumer, but it seems they have a lack of motivation due to the Microsoft monster. Linux isn’t for the general public, and shouldn’t be attempted to be made so. Linux is a great operating system for businesses, corporations and hobbyist’s but is far from being a home consumer product. I say “home consumer product” because what I mean is, most home users have a family, and their bound to have a video gamer of some kind. There just isn’t very good gaming on the Linux platform. Granted, some of us can get most of the better games ( EVE Online ) working, but it’s not like it’s plug and play all the time.

With all that said, Linux is great for students, programmers, bloggers, columnists, editors, and general usage. If your not required to use Microsoft products, games or develop for Microsoft products, Linux could be a viable choice. Linux just isn’t ready for home use.

“The desktop market suffers from having one dominant vendor, and some people still perceive that today’s Linux desktops simply don’t provide a practical alternative,” Red Hat officials said in a blog post Wednesday.

“Building a sustainable business around the Linux desktop is tough, and history is littered with example efforts that have either failed outright, are stalled, or are run as charities,” they said.

Linux commands only about 1.2% of the desktop market in the United States, according to research group Gartner.

Red Hat said, however, that it would continue to develop its Enterprise Linux desktop.