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Linux Becoming Visible on Desktops

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 2007

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“The Penguin (named Tux) is finally making inroads as an
operating system (OS) on desktops too. While it has an over 20 per
cent market share when we speak of servers in India, the free OS
called Linux has just around 5 per cent market share in the country
when it comes to desktops–the lion’s share going to Microsoft
Windows.

“The scenario is gradually changing, it appears. Novell along
with the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) is
installing Suse Linux in around 40,000 desktops in the entire
state…”


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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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