Barrapunto

Lo cuenta mejor que yo la gente de autopackage:

LC: Do you think Linux has really arrived as a desktop platform? What other issues (besides too many distros) do you think affect the reach of Linux as a desktop OS?

Taj: The biggest issue here is still the lack of a standard Linux platform like a Windows or a Mac OS. A Linux platform is something we have discussed in the past, but never had the development firepower or community support to follow through. By platform, we mean a standard set of libraries with stable ABIs providing a guaranteed set of APIs. Then, application maintainers and independent software vendors (ISV) could simply say, "We rely on Desktop Linux Platform 1.3," and know that with v1.3, all the libraries that their applications need will be available.

To a certain extent, distros provide this platform, but unfortunately, the differences between them (and even the different versions of the same distro) are so great that they keep any "standard platform" from being created. Backward compatibility is crucial for commercial ISVs, but most Linux distros do not guarantee this.

http://www.linux.com/feature/124325?&depth=5&order =1&sortby=3&render=flat [linux.com]

Veo que no has explicado por qué la inercia y el desconocimiento no están afectando a OS X, por cierto.

¿Sobre Mac OS X? Dos cosas:

1) Ni se asoma a estar tan extendido para el usuario medio como Windows. No conozco a ningún usuario no avanzado que tenga uno.

2) Al igual que Windows, Mac OS X también viene preinstalado en los ordenadores, en los de su especie. Si tú te compras un PC, te viene con Windows. Si tú te compras un Mac, te viene con Mac OS X. Si no hubiera macs, y Mac OS X se vendiera por separado para PC, no se comerían un rosco.