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Photos: Ubuntu 7.10

Stephen Shankland CNET

Published: 18 Oct 2007 08:36 BST

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Linux desktop interfaces — workspaces that users can create in order to separate tasks — can be mapped to the faces of a cube, providing a 3D metaphor for moving among different views. To some, such fancy interface effects are gimmicky, but others appreciate it. There's a lot of development in this area, with Mac OS X and Windows Vista also in the race.

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