Survey reveals pent-up demand for Windows 7 - and alternatives

Apr 14, 2009, 21:04 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Larry Dignan)

"And another nuance to ponder. Apple's OS X is the most likely platform to replace Vista or Windows 7 with 27 percent eyeing the Mac platform. The rub: That percentage is down from 29 percent in 2008.

"Perhaps the headline should be that Vista, Windows 7 and OS X are in decline--for Ubuntu.

"Check out the chart:"

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