Missing The Point Of LSB v2.0?

In response to Raymond Mendoza’s “Linux Takes a Small Step in Desktop Acceptance,” Gnomie Steve Hoult writes:

Man, did you miss the point of LSB 2.0. One of the largest problems with
adopting Linux on the CORPORATE desktop is trying to pick the right distro.
The corporate desktop is ruled by two main factors:

• Do my business apps run on this platform?
• Manageability.

The first is seen by the front office and all users as the most important.
LSB 2.0 will allow that super dynawhopping killer app to run on your Linux
Desktop, no matter what distro, without re-compiling or any other jumping
through hoops.

The second factor is how it relates to the IT staff. IT staff will resist anything
that makes them run different configurations all over the network. Run RH9.0
here because the app only runs on RH9. SUSE 9.1 Pro here because this app
need this version.

Linux is TOO fragmented at this time for serious movement. LSB 2.0 is an
attempt to standardize the core of Linux so that programs run on ALL
distros. Until that happens you’ll see lots of resistance from corporate IT
departments to switching. Yes you’ll see major corps move to it, but you’ll also
see some move from Linux BACK to Windows because (good or bad) is much more
consistent. When was the last time you had to recompile a program for a
user that was running WinXP to get it to run on their version? Windows
programs pretty much run no matter what version of the OS you have. Linux
programs may or may not depending on which distro, which kernal, which
build… ACCHHHH!

All of this goes out the window for the individual desktop, though. I like Linux for many things…