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Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Uptake rates of Linux for client PC market remain low, says IDC

DigiTimes: "Although Linux has become the second largest OS in the global server market, penetration rates in the client PC market remain low, according to Avneesh Saxena, IDC (International Data Corporation) Asia/Pacific director of computing systems. The Chinese government has put its weight behind Linux and related software in the server market for three years, said Saxena, adding that China’s effort has helped the open source operating system gradually penetrate other markets in the Asia-Pacific region. Saxena went on to say that in order to accelerate Linux’s adoption in the client PC market, governments would have to be more aggressive in their support. The Linux-based server market in the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) is expected to grow to US$733.7 million by 2008; a 7.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2003 to 2008, according to IDC."

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