DesktopLinux: How Apple and Microsoft are Advancing Desktop Linux

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Jun 24, 2006

“Normally, we expect new Linux desktop users to come from the
ranks of disgruntled Windows users. After all, they’re the ones who
have to deal with high-prices and endless security problems. Now,
it seems that some Mac gurus are also making the switch to
Linux.

“Why? The answer appears in Daniel Drew Turner’s eWEEK story,
‘Tech Gurus Say They’ll Switch from Mac.’ It’s all about
openness…”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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