But Corel certainly gets points for being the first major desktop app vendor to port fully to Linux, and to develop a Linux
desktop OS suitable for the semi-power user.
Microsoft is finally abandoning the Windows CE kernel and using the same kernel as in its
desktop OS, which will make porting apps much quicker.
You can expect Microsoft to push hard for new users with an overhauled platform that includes new features for enterprise users anddeep integration with Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft's
desktop OS.
The release of Windows 7 has prompted many organizations to begin planning
desktop OS upgrades.
Microsoft's offering acts as a plug-in to the Windows Media Player, meaning its dominance in the
desktop OS market could see it capture market share fairly easily.
vDesk meets Citrix's requirements for optimally managed desktops by separating the applications from the
desktop OS, and simply virtualizing users' applications.
That is essentially everything new about the latest edition of Apple's
desktop OS.
It's the legacy operating system that over 90 percent of people use and it has far more local applications than any other
desktop OS.
GDR software update is the service pack equivalent of the Windows
desktop OS.
7 continues to dominate the
desktop OS market, sitting on just over half of all
Metropolis applications also have the distinct advantage of supporting the Windows 8 Style across multiple Windows
desktop OS versions enabling developers to cover the widest population of PCs with the new Windows UI style.
Instead of running the
desktop OS and applications on a PC, the virtual desktop exists only in a virtual machine on a server.
