Linux Has a Fight on Its Hands in Emerging PC Markets

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21 September 2004

Annette Jump

Vendors in these markets often sell PCs with Linux to avoid Microsoft's fees. But about 80 percent of these machines end up running pirate copies of Windows. We assess Linux's prospects as Microsoft starts to get tough.

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Table of Contents


		Introduction

		Linux on New PCs: A Way to Avoid Microsoft License Fees

		Linux on Installed PCs

		Gartner Dataquest Perspective

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Proportion of New PCs Shipped With Linux, by Region, 2003-2008

	Table 2.	Operating System Used on Installed PCs, by Region, 2004

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Operating System Used on New PCs After Initial Change — Worldwide, 2001-2008

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