http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/55888/index.html
Based on a large-scale survey
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| Is price the only reason for the interest? Unlike the early days when
| Linux provided a learning platform for people who couldn't afford UNIX,
| price seems the least important reason.
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| The Apple Macintosh users also had little knowledge of Linux but
| indicated extreme prejudice against it.
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| Windows users voiced dissatisfaction with Windows and said they primarily
| "put up" with Windows to use Microsoft Office productivity tools.
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| What about the Microsoft alternative? Again, we saw that as barely
| a factor. People just like Linux.
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