Forrester Calls Desktop Linux a Credible Threat to Windows

"Linux is becoming a credible threat to Windows on the desktop, and will grow over the next year as its distributors continue to work hard at making it an enterprise-class offering, research group Forrester predicts.

"'Will desktop managers continue down the path of standardization on the Windows platform, and will Linux not exist on enterprise desktops? Not a chance,' Forrester analyst Benjamin Gray says in a report released Nov. 12 and titled, 'How Windows Vista Will Shake Up The State Of The Enterprise Operating System...'"

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