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The Register: Latent Linux demand not as big as at first thought

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 8, 1999

“Last week we reported on the massive pent-up demand for Linux
that has been identified in the UK reseller channel.”

“The survey which threw up the remarkable figures was conducted
on behalf of distribution giant C2000. Perhaps the most astounding
statistic in the survey was that 71 per cent of resellers said
their customers were ready to adopt Linux.”

“Not only was it astounding, it was also slightly off the mark.
Rather than 71 per cent, that figure should have been 29 per
cent. An error in transposing the figures led to the picture for
Linux looking somewhat brighter than it really is. Doh!

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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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