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2008 to Be Year of Non-Desktop Linux
Jan 6, 2008, 13 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (6586 reads)

(Other stories by Jay Lyman)

"I wanted to be among the first to post about how 2008 looks to be the year of desktop Linux (half jokingly, of course). Then I thought about how far the Linux OS has to go before it is approaching even Apple's slice of the market (which by the way is getting bigger).

"Fact is, with a variety of new and old PC form factors and vendor initiatives, 2008 will probably be quite good for desktop Linux. It could darn well be a breakout year. However, I don't think we’ll be hearing as much in 2008 about desktop uses of Linux as we will about other forms of Linux driving its use..."

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