2010 was the year of Ubuntu, but can it last?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 2010

“A prediction in 2009 that Ubuntu usage was going to grow in the
face of Red Hat’s Linux operating system dominance could easily
have been laughed off. Yet that’s exactly what Ubuntu has been able
to pull off, thanks in part to developers and growing adoption of
cloud computing.

“Developers are ahead of the Ubuntu usage curve

“Like many, I was quite surprised by results from the 2009
Eclipse User Survey that found strong adoption of Ubuntu on
developer desktops and production servers alike.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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