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UPI/NewsFactor: Developing Countries Opting for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 31, 2005

“The Cuban government’s announcement it is switching from
Microsoft’s Windows to Linux reflects an ongoing trend of more
developing countries and local governments making the change.
Brazil, India, South Africa, China, Russia and South Korea are only
some of the countries already broadly using various forms of Linux
on a government level. This growth is going to continue, as
governments choose Linux not only because people think it is
cheaper, but also for political reasons

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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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