Could an AOLinux compete with Microsoft?

NewsFactor Network writes: “Linux has long needed a major corporate champion to push it into the consumer space. Technologically, the operating system is ready. But a major push is needed: an advertising strategy combined with a distribution channel that puts Linux on users’ desktops. Most users don’t care about and rarely even know which OS they run. Someone needs to make that decision for them, and that someone should no longer be Microsoft. I propose that it be AOL.”