During their Microsoft’s MIX ’11 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft announced their upcoming release of Mango, the new Windows Phone OS. Mango is expected this fall. Mango will be Microsoft’s offering to finally compete with the more robust operating systems currently dominating the market — finally bringing features already popular in the market like multitasking.
It is also a blessing in disguise for Linux. It could have no better than Google itself starting to promote it. Does it mean more Open Source apps? Free apps? Better GUI on Linux games? What else?
With the advent of LiveCDs, the perception for Linux has changed quite dramatically. What was one believed to be a geek's operating system is now being used by school kids, doctors and grandpas too!
Productivity is a term which involves one's personal interest apart from the tools/services which an Operating System can offer. Trifles make perfection and perfection is no trifle.