linuxplanet.com - 2/19/2009
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Everyone Uses Linux, No One Uses Linux Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:58:01 AM How many Linux users are there really? It's a darn good question, and there isn't a darn good answer. In one way, we're all Linux users now. As Jim Zemlin, the executive director ...
codeweavers.com - 2/26/2009
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linux-foundation.org - 2/26/2009
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Calm Down Right now the Microsoft claim against
Tom Tom is a private dispute between those two
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osnews.com - 2/26/2009
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osnews.com —
Icon Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer had some interesting
things to say yesterday about which companies Microsoft sees
as its competitors in the client operating system space. You'd think Apple was their number one competitor - and you'd be wrong. ...
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Ballmer: Linux Bigger Competitor than Apple
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Who Uses Linux? We All Do!
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP —
... not looking at what IT departments are actually running in their server rooms. In my own consulting experience, most of the SMB (small-to-medium sized businesses) use re-purposed x86 desktops and servers to run Linux.
This is an interesting theory and one that could be proved just how popular Linux has become when compared to Windows. This could explain why Microsoft doesn’t like Google. LOL
Comments welcome.
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Fedora 10 regains Linux fans
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog —
... , Europe's leading Linux and open-source gathering and tradeshow. Frields isn't talking out of his hat. While Linux desktop numbers are very hard to fix down properly , a close look at ...
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