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TechWeb: Linux To Be OS Of Choice, Researcher Says

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 7, 1999

“Linux could be the operating system choice for the next
millennium, according to information from U.S.-based research
company International Data Corp.”

“And, according to Linux supporters, the increase in popularity
of Gnome and KDE will be one of the main reasons Linux could be
appearing on more business-user desktops during the next few
years.”

“IDC said in its March 31 bulletin, “Linux Operating System
Market Overview,” that until 2003, total Linux commercial shipments
will grow faster than the total shipments of all other IDC-covered
client or server OS environments.”

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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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