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Kansas City Computer User: Tops on Desktops

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 29, 2004

“While people debate whether Linux is ready for desktop use, IDG
reports that Linux has surpassed MacOS in desktop system shipments.
Linux has clearly arrived on the desktop, whether the world is
ready for it or not.

“While major Linux players such as Red Hat, Novell and Sun offer
business-oriented desktop versions of Linux, most of the recent
developments have come from a trio of smaller companies: Lycoris,
Linspire and Xandros…”

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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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