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Linux Grows 27.1% in China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-lotta-installs dept.

prostoalex writes "Boosted by government purchases and SCO UNIX replacements, Linux grew by 27.1% in China in 2005 and generated $11.8 mln for the companies involved."

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  1. in comparison to.... by eggoeater · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'd like to see the growth stats for pretty much everything else in China....

    I'm willing to bet that MS products grew a lot more than 27%.
    My brother has to go there for business on a regular business. He says they're building the equivalent of New York City every year.

    This is also why we in the US will be paying $5/gallon for gas soon... not because of our demand but because of Asia's demand.

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