Why Linux Didn't Win in 2007 and Why It Won't in 2008 Either

[ Thanks to steve york for this link. ]

"2007 was touted as 'the year for Linux' and indeed the first quarter looked promising but things never really took off. Why is that?

"I wrote about how 2006 was a year of big gains for Linux and that was true; I also wrote that second article about the gains made in Q1 2007 and how it was a promising start. It looked like Linux was taking the mainstream market with Ubuntu being picked up by Dell and offered as an alternative to Windows systems..."

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