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Linux on the Desktop Doubles in 2007

00_NOP writes "According to a report on Softpedia, citing Net Applications, Linux usage on the desktop doubled in 2006 — 07: though from a miserable 0.37% to a still not brilliant 0.81%. Given that Linux is free, is based on peer reviewed source (and so inherently more secure in the longer term) and that hardware support is now pretty good, how long are we going to have to wait for the big breakthrough?" Of course the focus of the article is that Vista is kicking butt over Mac/Linux, which is not particularly surprising.

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  1. Wear your scarlet letter well by deesine · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Your post is modded -0- right now. I guess personal anecdotes are welcomed on /., unless you're saying something the linux zealots don't want to hear. Sad.

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