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THE GROWING MARKET for netbooks is helping drive Linux adoption around the world according to a new report from star-gazers at Forrester. The report, Netbooks are the third PC form factor, reckons Netbooks have driven adoption of Linux all over the place, except - naturally - in the USA. "While Linux-based netbooks haven't gained much consumer acceptance in the US, their success varies greatly by geographical market - in developing countries, Linux-based Eee PCs have fared better," Forrester analyst JP Gownde wrote. "Even if a majority of netbooks run Windows, the minority that runs Linux are the most successful non-Windows, non-Macintosh consumer PCs in the industry in terms of penetration." Demand for netbooks is strong he said, with over a third of US households mulling buying one. There, the... [read full story]
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