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Sunday, April 25, 2004

Linux backers foresee desktop gains

ZDNet: "Linux may be entrenched in the data center, but it will need some sprucing up before the upstart operating system grabs a significant spot on the desktop PC. Cosmetic adjustments, better business applications--and more of them--and improved marketing will help turn the tide, according to speakers at the Desktop Linux Summit here [in San Diego]. While figures vary widely on worldwide Linux desktop penetration, most credible sources place it between 0.5 percent and 2 percent of the market, making the open-source operating system a slowly rising third to Windows and Apple Computer's Mac OS. Still, many are optimistic Linux will reach mainstream status, typically defined as 10 percent market share or better, within the next five years."

Note: Since the Mac has only 1.7 percent of the market, it's likely that Linux desktop usage has already surpassed that of the Mac.

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