How Microsoft shattered Gnome's unity with Windows 95

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jun 3, 2013 4:38 PM
By The Register
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There never will be a year when Linux conquers the desktop, because desktop computers are going to merge into tablet-style touch-driven devices and disappear. But desktop Linux was getting close, until Microsoft derailed it a few years back. The GNOME project’s recent release, GNOME 3.8, served to remind me of the significance of Microsoft’s actions.

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