Desktop Linux Share Overtaking Macintosh

prostoalex writes "Business Week magazine is optimistic about desktop Linux's future, telling a story of Capital Cardiology Associates, whose 160 employees migrated to Linux desktops. Furthermore, Business Week expects IDC to announce desktop Linux installations to reach 3.2%, for the first time overtaking Macintosh market share. By 2007, IDC forecasts, Linux will be installed on 6% of the desktops. It's also worth mentioning that desktop Linux market share for 2002 was 2.8% and that year it was behind Apple's operating system."

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Re:if only apple was x86

[irc.goatse.cx troll]

"Find me a consumer grade PC worth anywhere near this that was built in 1999"

Of course that won't happen. We payed less then and its worth less now, as is to be expected with x86 hardware. If you're only buying things so they stay valuable with time, I'd recommend diamonds, or maybe collecting antiques. I'd rather have something functional and cheap, and if the hardware is even less expensive 5 years down the line? great. that means if I need to replace something it won't cost an arm and my soul.