“Linux has somewhere between 7 million and 10 million users
inside businesses -not large, but by no means numbers to
ignore.”
“there are signs that the Windows-Intel stronghold is weakening
just enough to give alternative choices half a chance”
“All of this is happening at a time when IT decision-makers are
demanding-and getting-more choices than ever. Such conditions could
be ripe for Linux to grab enough seats in IT shops to move out of
its niche role and score that once-in-a-lifetime hole in one.”