Progress Toward Linux on the Desktop | Linux Today

Progress Toward Linux on the Desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 19, 2007

“Various distributions for Linux have been available for desktop
and laptop PCs for years. Linux aficionados have snapped up the
devices by one’s and two’s–not enough to create serious interest
in the desktop Linux market. Now, however, there are signs that
momentum for sales of desktop PCs running Linux might be picking
up.

“Last month, HP revealed that it is involved in ‘a number of
massive deals for Linux desktops’ and called such deals ‘an
indicator of critical mass…'”


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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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