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242 news & feature articles results for "Ubuntu Desktop"

Sat Feb 7 2009 Ubuntu desktop apparently scares Microsoft
Redmond wants to find someone to help it combat open-source competitors on the desktop--and Ubuntu is the likeliest target for a range of reasons.

Posted by Matt Asay
Fri Sep 14 2007 Ubuntu's desktop not ready for primetime, declares Walt Mossberg
Ubuntu's desktop experience gets panned by Walt Mossberg. Who cares?

Posted by Matt Asay
Thu Aug 14 2008 Mark Shuttleworth's evolving Ubuntu desktop war
Mark Shuttleworth may be sitting on a massive market opportunity, all of which is predicated on free desktop bits.

Posted by Matt Asay
Thu Oct 18 2007 Ubuntu and the future of the Linux desktop
Does Ubuntu point the way to the real future for desktop Linux?

Posted by Matt Asay
Tue Mar 25 2008 Get more out of Ubuntu's virtual desktops
Your desktop-customizations are more limited with Gnome than with KDE or other Linux interfaces.

Posted by Dennis O'Reilly
Mon Dec 28 2009 Canonical shines its Ubuntu light on consumers
Ubuntu has won rave reviews with the geeky Linux community, but can it make waves with average consumers? Its founder is betting the answer is yes.

Posted by Matt Asay
Tue Dec 22 2009 Canonical's opportunity to simplify Ubuntu
Mark Shuttleworth is stepping down as Canonical's CEO. What effect, if any, will this have on Ubuntu and its community?

Posted by Matt Asay
Wed Mar 12 2008 The riches of Linux point to the server. Whither Ubuntu?
Red Hat is focused on the server. Ubuntu worries about the desktop. Is Ubuntu wrong?

Posted by Matt Asay
Wed Jul 23 2008 Ubuntu's Shuttleworth wants Linux to "out-pretty" Apple desktop
Finally we realize that Linux on the desktop should be more attractive.

Posted by Dave Rosenberg
Wed Mar 18 2009 The quiet Ubuntu Netbook revolution
Ubuntu is killing Microsoft in the Netbook market, but the damage may not be obvious, as 90 percent of all Netbooks are apparently shipped with Windows.

Posted by Matt Asay