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Why is Linux Not More Widely Used Than It Is?

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Martins Divine Okoi
Jun 4, 2018

The answer to this question can only truly be answered after a variety of statistical data has been gathered. Other than that, it is anybody’s guess.

Nevertheless, we can make educated guesses from the information we have from history, user feedback, demographic influence, business agendas, etc regarding desktop and laptop workstations so let me get right to it.

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Martins Divine Okoi

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