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I love Chrome Browser, definitely better then that crappy Internet Explorer. Android is also the truth, my next phone will definitely be an Android one.</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30658942">phantasm000, <a href="?t=30656268#c30658942">on 01/26/2010</a>, -0/+4<span>With enough tweaking and making use of compositing/emerald you can make Gnome/Xfce4 look pretty decent </span></li><li class="l0" id="c30662165">globalunlock, <a href="?t=30662165#c30662165">on 01/26/2010</a>, -0/+4<span>Yes hope Linux this year will really succeed.Linux is here guys.</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30662814">Phate8263, <a href="?t=30657971#c30662814">on 01/26/2010</a>, -0/+3<span>thrive? strive maybe?</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30658898">phantasm000, <a href="?t=30654306#c30658898">on 01/26/2010</a>, -0/+3<span><a class="user" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100201023150/http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/" rel="nofollow">http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/</a><br/><br/>I haven't tried this, but its been getting some buzz</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30687085">Frostek, <a href="?t=30656268#c30687085">on 01/27/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Only hackers change the wallpaper? ha ha!</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30703173">daneshea, <a href="?t=30657971#c30703173">on 01/28/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>Damn you autocorrect.<br/><br/>Why didn't you fix my stupid word usage?</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30657971">daneshea, <a href="?t=30657971#c30657971">on 01/26/2010</a>, -3/+4<span>I thrive for the day when all software, video and music is free, collaborated on and shared throughout the world. Legally.</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30671143">sqtab, <a href="?t=30656268#c30671143">on 01/27/2010</a>, -0/+1<span>The average user just wants a desktop that looks good right from the start.<br/><br/>They don't want to have to tweak anything, and frankly, why should they?<br/><br/>Not everyone cares about being a hacker, and even hackers may appreciate easy, good-looking default setups.</span></li><li class="l2" id="c30665239">dkla, <a href="?t=30654880#c30665239">on 01/26/2010</a>, -3/+2<span>Good news, everyone! 2008 will be the year of Linux!</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30654999">iforgotaboutit, <a href="?t=30654999#c30654999">on 01/26/2010</a>, -4/+2<span>I wonder if Moblin/Chrome OS/UNR will be ready for tablets?</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30658534">phantasm000, <a href="?t=30654880#c30658534">on 01/26/2010</a>, -4/+2<span>haha, I dig it</span></li><li class="l1" id="c30655812">dkla, <a href="?t=30654880#c30655812">on 01/26/2010</a>, -6/+3<span>Good news, everyone! 2009 will be the year of Linux!</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30654306">KyleJorgy, <a href="?t=30654306#c30654306">on 01/26/2010</a>, -11/+2<span>Anyone know where to download the latest version of Chrome OS?</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30658487">Vtorch, <a href="?t=30658487#c30658487">on 01/26/2010</a>, -11/+2<span>Linux is synonymous of being a bad user friendly OS. <br/>Chrome OS & Android might, in fact, be Linux, but if they succeed they will not be recognized as such. </span></li><li class="l0" id="c30656268">sqtab, <a href="?t=30656268#c30656268">on 01/26/2010</a>, -15/+2<span>When will the Linux desktop finally look as good as Windows 7 and Snow Leopard?<br/><br/>As things presently are, Gnome looks archaic and KDE is an unfocused mess.<br/><br/>The Linux desktop *seriously* needs professional polish.</span></li><li class="l0" id="c30655599">bashmohandesx, <a href="?t=30655599#c30655599">on 01/26/2010</a>, -18/+1<span>More crap of Whatever Linux form (Portable, Desktop ... etc), no matter what form it comes in, it will always fail, because the more forms you provide, the more scattered in becomes, the less impact it will have on the market and the whole ecosystem. </span></li><li class="c-reply-main"> <h3>Add a Comment</h3> <div id="comment-reply"> <form action="#"> <div class="textarea"> <a href="/web/20100201023150/http://digg.com/login">Login</a> or <a href="/web/20100201023150/http://digg.com/register">register</a> to comment!<br/>Or, sign-in super fast with your Facebook account ...<br/> <a class="loginFBButton"><img src="/web/20100201023150im_/http://digg.com/img/login-fb-connect.gif" width="195" height="26"></a> <script type="text/javascript">$(document).trigger('loginFBButtonLoaded');</script></div> <input type="submit" disabled="disabled" value="Submit Comment"/> </form> </div> </li></ul></div><script type="text/javascript"> $('.dialogable').click(function() { var action = '{ "userMessage" : "Thanks for logging in. 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