In what could possibly be one of the most ignorant statements ever made by a software vendor CEO, Mr. Matthew Szulik is quoted in this ZDNet article as saying “Windows will remain the right platform for home users.” This is really a frustrating blow to those of us who have put our bets behind Redhat for Linux. My company is now reconsidering which Linux vendor we will be using now that Redhat has shown that it will a) stop supporting its entry level customers, and b) stabs them in the back when it decides it does not need them. I am not sure if I will continue to work toward my RHCE.
Many of us already use Linux successfully at home, but that is really not the point. The point is that this CEO has made a statement that makes my management question the validity of the remainder of their product line. What is even worse is that after years of ignoring and screwing the best home user desktop UI (in spite of their best efforts KDE was still the most preferred GUI for Linux on Redhat,) they are now choosing to toss in the towel and claim failure.
The truth is that Linux IS ready for most home users. If you use the right GUI and the right distro. Unfortunately I can no longer recommend Redhat as that distro; ES, AS, WS, or any other.