50 Places Linux is Running That You Might Not Expect

“It was not long ago when Microsoft Windows had a tight
stranglehold on the operating system market. Walk into a Circuit
City or Staples, it seemed, and virtually any computer you took
home would be running the most current flavor of Windows. Ditto for
computers ordered direct from a manufacturer. In the last decade,
though, the operating system market has begun to change. Slightly
more than 5% of all computers now run Mac, according to
NetMarketShare.com. Linux is hovering just beneath 1% of the
overall market share in operating systems. And although that might
sound like a small number, Linux is far more than just a fringe OS.
In fact, it’s running in quite a few more places than you probably
suspect. Below are fifty places Linux is running today in place of
Windows or Mac. For easy reading, they are divided amongst
government, home, business, and educational usage.

“Government Users of Linux

“Governments at all levels (national, state, federal and
international) have opted to deploy Linux across their computer
systems for a host of reasons. Some are purely technological, with
the governments in question preferring the open-source benefits of
the OS. Others are financial, as Linux is typically far less
expensive than buying a license for Windows. Still others are
political, as organizations like the World Trade Organization have
actively pressured governments to shun Microsoft products. In any
case, here are some of the governing bodies that now run Linux on
their computers.

“U.S. Department of Defense
“According to Linux.com, the United States Department of Defense is
the “single biggest install base for Red Hat Linux” in the
world.”

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