[Gllug] BBC: Battle of the operating systems

[Jason Clifford]

On Fri, 26 Jan 2007, Chris Jones wrote:

> The desktop percentage is still pretty small, so "will succeed" shows a
> desire to see it grow significantly, I suspect :)

Desktop penetration is racing ahead now with companies like IBM, local 
authorities and others beginning Linux desktop rollouts.

It's a fast growing section and the point will come naturally where some 
home users will start considering Linux to match what they have at work.

When that happens academic institutions will start considering Linux 
desktops as well.

The desktop market is seeding quite nicely - as evidenced by the paniced 
reaction from MS who currently respond with massive discounts but that's 
not a long term strategy for them.

Jason
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