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:ZDNet Australia: Linux on the Desktop--Almost There Again?
ZDNet Australia: Linux on the Desktop--Almost There Again?
Aug 11, 2005, 04 :00 UTC (5 Talkback[s]) (6394 reads)

(Other stories by Michael Singer)

"Despite their best attempts, Linux software companies say they are still having a hard time luring average consumers away from the Windows environment--but that may not necessarily be a bad thing.

"Windows still dominates the PC world. About 90 percent of all desktops, laptops and even PDAs are powered by Microsoft, according to reports by Gartner and IDC. Even with all the hoopla last year about Linux progress, the buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably..."

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 Just because Bill pays people to say Li ...   Do You Believe All that Bill Says?   
I-Write-FUD@Paid-By-mircosatf
Aug 11, 2005, 04:52:38
 
Funny, I seem to recall the number a few ...   90%???   
DDahl
Aug 11, 2005, 08:14:43
 
MS can have the consumer market for now. ...   M$ can have the consumers   
BD
Aug 11, 2005, 13:03:19
 
M$ Windows is just too risky to use at h ...   MS Windows: Still Not There Yet   
lord vader
Aug 11, 2005, 15:10:24
 
the server market five years ago.They we ...   They were saying this about Linux and ....   
GreyGeek
Aug 11, 2005, 16:01:23
 
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