Update: Enterprise Linux IT: Gartner: Desktop Linux Shows Small Gains

“Despite its gains in the server computer market, Linux may not
be taking hold very quickly on the desktop. A new report from the
research firm Gartner–expected to be released in the coming
weeks–suggests that major challenges remain before Linux threatens
the dominance of Windows.

“Gartner plans to report that Linux is shipping on 5 percent of
desktop computers, but that it is not necessarily the operating
system of choice. A more realistic figure is that 2 percent of PCs
shipped will operate using Linux software this year. …”

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