Linux OS market ‘long term prospects remain good’

Linux OS market ‘long term prospects remain good’: "A recent study by analyst IDC reveals that worldwide revenue from Linux operating system software grew by 23.4 percent from 2007 to 2008, and that growth will be followed by a 2008 to 2013 compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9 percent. With this growth, worldwide Linux operating systems revenue will cross US$1 billion ($1.17 billion) for the first time in 2012, growing to US$1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) by 2013."