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Gartner: Will Linux Be Viable Competition for Windows Desktops?

“While we do not view Linux as a serious competitor for
Microsoft at the desktop,
Linux will not disappear from the
computing landscape through 2004.”

“Linux is the “hype du jour” that is thought by some to have the
potential to upset Microsoft’s dominance on the mainstream desktop.
Despite the press hype, we believe that Linux deployments for
desktops will not usurp OS dominance from Microsoft. The lack of
standards in the Linux community, coupled with a lack of key
productivity applications and with Unix complexity, will continue
to make Linux a poor choice…”


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