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2008 08 28

Windows Vista Makes GNU/Linux More Popular

How Windows Vista is turning people to Linux

Sure, we have to be balanced and fair; Microsoft can’t take all the credit. There have been remarkable advances in the world of open source software that have reached the public eye. This includes the runaway success of the diminutive ASUS Eee Linux PC which brought its Xandros Linux-based software to the forefront. In fact, the Eee was so surprisingly successful that it single-handedly launched an entire new product range for ASUS and also spawned a whole new category of modern lightweight, internet-connected hardware known as nettops and netbooks. Suddenly it seems every manufacturer and their dog is at work churning out such a beast.

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Recent: Linux preinstalls rocket to three per cent

Linux has nevertheless made an impressive gain.

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