Linux Will Be The Dominant Desktop OS By The Year 2014

According to data from Net Applications, there have been subtle changes in the everlasting competition for market share between the leading desktop OSes that will trigger major shift in the next few years.

Linux more than doubled its market share in 2007! Data from Net Applications show that it grew from 0.37% in December '06 to 0.81% in September '07. This only resembles Internet-connected desktop PCs, not servers or embedded devices, where Linux traditionally has strong positions.

Linux still has only a tiny piece of pipe, but comparing it to earlier data reveals a potentially powerful trend. If it were to maintain its current growth rate, it would be the dominant dektop OS by the year 2014.
[LinuxPlanet]