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ITBusiness.ca: Selling linux; Climbing Open Source Obstacles

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 17, 2005

“Linux adoption in Canada is growing, in both volume and
acceptance. According to a recent survey by IDC Canada, the server
market for Linux grew more than 36 per cent here in 2003-2004,
beating the Windows server market’s growth of about 27 per cent for
the same year.

“But while it may seem like business is booming, the overall
Linux market is still quite small, and there are still a number of
barriers to overcome when selling the product…”


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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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