IBM calls on Linux developers not to imitate Windows user interfaces

Article title: IBM appeals Linux developers not to imitate Windows user interfaces. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

According to foreign media reports, at the Black Hat technology conference held in Las Vegas on Thursday, an IBM executive said, if the Linux operating system wants to have a place in the field of personal desktop systems, it should immediately stop imitating various behaviors on the Microsoft Windows user interface, and develop a unique Linux user interface.

Bob Sutor, vice president of IBM open source (hereinafter referred to as "open source") standards department, said on the day that Linux development needs to develop a more distinctive user interface, in this way, the number of Linux enterprises and individual users will increase significantly in the next 10 years. Previously, IBM just announced that it would join hands with open-source product vendors such as Red Hat and Novell to jointly implement a strategy called "No Microsoft software business PC, that is, a PC is released to enterprises and individual users that do not use any Microsoft products.

If Linux wants to be favored by ordinary consumers, it has to work hard on the user interface design and ease of use, rather than copying the first user interface idea used by the Apple Macintosh machine (note: microsoft Windows user interface idea is also from Apple ). He believes that in the next 10 years, Linux will not focus too much on the development of x86 PCs, but on emerging services such as cloud computing and software as a Service (SAAS.

In the future, the importance of full-featured PCs will also be reduced, and consumers prefer smart phones and ultra-convenient laptops for Internet access. From this point of view, Linux has to focus on the development of user interfaces of mobile phone operating systems and "online laptops" products. He also believes that Linux products will have huge growth potential in the global small and medium enterprise market in the next 10 years.