Despite Windows 7, Linux raps harder at company doors
The launch of the Windows 7 computer operating system on Thursday should help Microsoft tighten its grip as the dominant supplier of desktops and laptops to the business world.
But that hasn't stopped backers of Linux — the upstart operating system created by a global community of programmers — from plotting a coup.
No one expects Linux to replace Windows at big organizations. Linux failed to make big inroads when the vast majority of businesses skipped upgrading to Windows Vista after it came out in 2007. But some tech analysts say circumstances now bode well for accelerated use of Linux by businesses with 10 to 500 employees.
IBM, (IBM) whose Lotus Symphony programs work well on Linux, for years has pushed to get companies to dump Windows for Linux. More recently, Google has promoted Google Docs, (GOOG) a Microsoft Office-like suite of programs delivered over the Web. And Google's Android smartphone uses Linux technology.
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