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THE BEGINNING OF THE MAGAZINE, WHERE ARTICLES ARE SMALL

THOMAS MCDONALD

THE LIST
Seven Things That Can

THE LIST
Seven Things That Can

THE LIST
Help

Linux Overtake Windows

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ENSURE THAT ALL VIDEO

PLAYBACK IS SEAMLESS AND EASY

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IMPROVE

POWER

MANAGEMENT

ON MOBILE

RUN WINDOWS

APPS

INCLUDE BETTER APPS

FOR HOME USERS

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DEVELOP KILLER

NATIVE APPS

A handful of Windows and

OS X apps are beyond pop-

ular. To truly compete with

established players, Linux

needs native Photoshop

and Outlook.

2

CONFIGURE THE

OS WITHOUT A

TEXT EDITOR

Requiring manual confi gura-

tion of the Xorg.conf fi le is

inexcusable in 2008.

LAUNCH A CATCHY PR CAMPAIGN

Run a series of Linux vs. Mac ads on TV that feature Justin Long

and a guy with a sweet neck beard.

(^54)
Many Linux apps tar-
get businesses. Home
users need photo-
management tools
and a music library.
Sometimes you
just need to run
a Windows app,
and there’s no
Linux alternative.
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DEVELOP KILLER
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