SearchEnterpriseLinux.com posted a look at where Red Hat, Novell, and Canonical are and where they should go in 2008. For the most part, I agree with everything they said, but I do not agree with where they say Canonical should go. To summarize, the article says that Canonical should push their server product. It seems to me that Ubuntu has a unique advantage over Red Hat and Novell on the desktop. More Linux enthusiasts use Ubuntu than use Red Hat or Novell software. On the other hand, Canonical has very little advantage on the server side.

While Canonical, the sponsor company to Ubuntu, could attempt to lure enterprise customers, I think the most likely scenario, in this case, is that another distro comes along and takes Ubuntu’s place on the enthusiast’s desktop. Instead, I believe that Ubuntu should continue to pursue the consumer desktop and, for now, leave the enterprise customers to big companies like Red Hat and Novell.