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The Client Opportunity for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 7, 2007

“Perhaps a better title for my post from Friday (‘The
irrelevance of desktop Linux’) would have been ‘The irrelevance of
the desktop PC.’ The AP has published an interesting article about
PC trends in Japan that provides some context and outlines the
opportunity that does exist for Linux as a client operating
system.

“‘Japan’s PC market is already shrinking, leading analysts to
wonder whether Japan will become the first major market to see a
decline in personal computer use some 25 years after it
revolutionized household electronics,’ the report states…”


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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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