Just to put this out there; I love Linux, particularly the Debian flavor. I'm an almost full-time user, with the occasional switch to Windows for games because Wine nor Cedega is powerful enough just yet.
But honestly, I just don't see Linux becoming anywhere near as popular as Windows or OSX. I can see it becoming MUCH more popular than it is now. I'm sure more mainstream computer companies will follow Dells path. Personally, I believe we'll see Gateway releasing pre-instaled Linux systems next. I can see it taking 30% of the err, market, but no more. This is just with my understanding of the GPL and open-source. I believe the free spirit of open-source will be what actualy keeps Linux from becoming a contender with Microsoft and Apple.
But, I know next to nothing about the GPL and things of that nature. These are just my thoughts after being a Linux user for six months. By the way, when I refer to the "market", I mean desktops.
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