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Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux - Business Center
I've been writing Linux guidebooks for some time, and it's fair to say that most people who buy my books are Windows users looking to make the leap to Linux (or perhaps just wondering what the fuss is about). Because of this, I've heard a lot of excuses why people quit Linux, and return to ...
Operating system market share
marketshare.hitslink.com — Linux Breaks 1% on the Client Linux usage share on client devices has surpassed 1% for the... first time in our tracking. Linux has been successful primarily as a server operating system, but client usage share has not kept pace with server share Linux ... (more) Operating system market share
Linux manages to achieve 1% usage share worldwide
Linux manages to achieve 1% usage share worldwide
techspot.com — Every year, someone invariably says that particular year will be the “Year of the Linux Desktop”. It's... been said so much that it has become somewhat of a gag, with people laughing at the notion more than anything else. (more) Linux manages to achieve 1% usage share worldwide
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