“How many are self-employed in the United States? No one knows
for sure, but estimates range around twenty million. Add to this
millions of small businesses, and you have a huge pool of workers
who run their businesses on personal computers. Dentists, handymen,
shop owners, yoga instructors, lawyers… all require reliable,
easy-to-use computers for their work.“Here’s my take as someone who has run his one-person business
on Linux for several years. I’ll be objective. This is not a
promotional piece. Let’s state up front that I have an advantage
over many business Linux users because I’m an IT professional. Yet
we all depend on business Linux…”