I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area …

Linus Torvalds
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I started Linux as a desktop operating system. And it's the only area where Linux hasn't completely taken over. That just annoys the hell out of me. ✨ Aalto Talk with Linus Torvalds. Q&A session with the audience at the panel at Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) in Otaniemi, www.youtube.com. June 14, 2012.
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