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ABC News: Linux on the fast track

Thanks to Marty for this
link.

This is a reprint of CNET News.com: Linux on
the fast track
posted earlier today.

“On the strength of support from such major players as IBM,
Intel and Compaq Computer, Linux is emerging as a major factor in
the server operating system market, moving beyond its core
“ABM”–Anything But Microsoft–market, said Dan Kusnetzky, an
International Data Corporation analyst.”

“Still, Linux is nowhere near dominating the market: Currently,
Windows NT accounts for 38.6 percent of the server software market,
with Linux’s market share hovering just over 17 percent, according
to IDC.”


Complete story
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