Digital World: The rise of Linux (finally)?
One day - soon, possibly, maybe - you might find yourself using a form of Linux, even if you're a diehard Windows user. It's the next big thing.
Of course, they've been saying that about Linux for at least a decade (http://tinyurl.com/2logto). The idea of a free, universal operating system with open source applications to take care of all our business and entertainment needs has been kind of a holy grail among a large segment of computer users for years. You'd think that with all the complaining people do about Windows and its producers, Linux would have made more inroads among PC users.
Estimates of the percentage of desktop PCs with a form of Linux installed varies wildly depending on whom is issuing the statistics, but the rule of thumb on overall installed desktop operating systems has been 90 percent Windows, 5% Mac OS, and 5% Linux (actually, probably closer to 3%). The story on servers is somewhat different, with Windows running about two-thirds of servers and Linux about 20%.
So far, though, Linux has not yet made the splash that its fans have been hoping for - and none of the dozens of Linux "distros" (versions) has become "standard" for the platform. Linux users look at that as a good thing (as the OS is not tied to any one vendor), but it's the kind of thing that has made Windows users somewhat leery of moving to an operating system written by and for techies.
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