http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/linux-usage-doubled-in-past-year/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:06:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/linux-usage-doubled-in-past-year/#comment-55142 Donald Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:01:24 +0000 #comment-55142 "Although Linux still can't hold a candle to major commercial operating systems like Windows or Mac OS X, it made significant progress in adoption last year." This comments by the editors or author of this articles shows their biased. <br /> For over-all computer power and stability Linux is wonderful. For applications it is not so good, but getting better. The reason for lack of applications (commercial) is that most companies do not see Linux as a viable market, but that is their perceptions and not the reality. When programers want to stop profiteering from their work and charge reasonable fees (or none) then we will see many more applications for Linux, Windows and Mac OS computers.<br /> Remember that Linux has next to zero (0) virus and comes complete to surf and serve the web. “Although Linux still can't hold a candle to major commercial operating systems like Windows or Mac OS X, it made significant progress in adoption last year.” This comments by the editors or author of this articles shows their biased.
For over-all computer power and stability Linux is wonderful. For applications it is not so good, but getting better. The reason for lack of applications (commercial) is that most companies do not see Linux as a viable market, but that is their perceptions and not the reality. When programers want to stop profiteering from their work and charge reasonable fees (or none) then we will see many more applications for Linux, Windows and Mac OS computers.
Remember that Linux has next to zero (0) virus and comes complete to surf and serve the web.

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