Microsoft Has Serious Plans to do Away With Windows

Aug 01, 2008, 22:30 (21 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

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"Context, a European business and consumer technology research firm has just reported that pre-installed Linux was sold on 2.8% of all PCs bought in the UK in June 2008. Doesn't sound like much? In January 2007, desktop Linux's marketshare was 0.1%. As for Apple, in its last quarter the company sold more Macs than in any previous quarter and its sales marketshare in the States is now up to 14%."

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