Moving to Linux : Why the increased demand?
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| Linux is gaining. It’s almost impossible to miss, even for non-techies. Not
| only that, those non-techies are demanding it. Linux interest is spreading,
| perhaps driven by the dissatisfaction with the latest OS from Redmond.
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| [...]
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| These days, even the Micro$ofties are running Linux. You have got to love
| that.
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| On top of this, there is a younger generation coming up that is more
| tech-savvy. They also more freedom and options. They want to explore
| possibilities. Linux offers the ability to do this. Especially as it develops
| and becomes better.
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http://www.suseblog.com/?p=286
Top 10 Linux FUD Patterns, Part 1
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| The following is my Top 10 list of themes used by anti-Linux FUD campaigns.
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http://linuxfud.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/top-10-linux-fud-patterns-part-1/
Related:
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| Okay, now lets tie this all back in together. Novell claimed several months
| back in a video ad that Desktop Linux users accounted for upwards of
| 30,000,000 different people. That's 30 million. Recent statements made by
| some Novell representatives indicate that they expect there are upwards of
| 50,000,000 Desktop Linux users. Microsoft has never contested the number of
| Desktop Linux users, and if anything the deal Microsoft signed with Novell
| was tacit agreement that Microsoft believed those numbers to be accurate.
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http://zerias.blogspot.com/2007/11/desktop-os-vista-vs-linux.html
Desktop Linux on the Rise, Linux Foundation Reports
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| For starters, almost 20,000 self-selected users filled out this year's survey
| compared with fewer than 10,000 in 2006's survey.
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| In those businesses and organizations that have deployed Linux desktops, 39.5
| percent are running Linux on more than half of their machines.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2220549,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
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