Is the Demand for Desktop Linux Negligible?

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"There's been much fanfare about Linux replacing Windows on desktops but we've yet to see any major adoptions take place--this may have something to do with the fact that in Australia, none of the major PC manufacturers have offered Linux as a pre-installed option.

"Dell has been offering Ubuntu, a flavour particularly popular with consumers, in the US for some time but we've yet to see it in any other countries. Acer recently started selling the Aspire 5710Z with Ubuntu, but only in Singapore for now..."

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