What Linux really needs is a broader range of apps across the board, especially the kind of personal software such as Quicken and Maximizer that just don't have matches in the open source world. Another area in which Linux really lags is educational stuff and indeed anything targeted at an age level below that of open source programmers. But that's just a stopgap. And perhaps those who look for losers. Tell Evan in the TalkBack below or in the ZDNet Linux Forum .
Open source is doomed anyway.
If you want Apps, build them. The Finn who invented Linux seems quite amused, even surprised by the importance accorded him. Which may be exactly why he deserves to be important. Custom News ZDNet News brings you a summary of top headlines each business day. ZD Inc. ZDNet Logo is a service mark of ZD Inc.