[ Thanks to Tom
Adelstein for this link. ]
“Advances in desktop Linux are developing along two trend
lines–one for adoption and the other for innovation. The rate of
adoption for Linux shows steady growth at a constant rate. However,
technological advances can have an unpredictable impact on
adoption–and cause exponential growth.“Analysts agree on the current rate of adoption within the
enterprise and among consumers and predict a minor dent in market
share. Some analysts forecast that now that Linux has surpassed
Apple’s market share, it will take a six percent share over the
next two years. Given conventional wisdom, those predictions seem
reasonable…”