“International Data Corp. recently predicted that the
overall Linux market will grow more than 25% annually to reach $35
billion in 2008. Do you agree with these numbers, based user
interest and what you’re reading and writing about in LinuxWorld
magazine?“Mark Hinkle: I really do. There are world and
domestic factors. As for world factors, I see the modernization of
China contributing to the growth of Linux adoption. China is a
relatively untapped IT area, and I think the recent acquisition of
IBM’s PC business is bringing this to light. There’s been a shift
in places like China over the last 10 years; they’ve shifted to a
culture that now studies and focuses on education and sciences.