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Poll Results With the increasing popularity of Linux and the ease of its installation in new distributions, will Linux (or another open source operating system) be able to take over Microsoft''s stranglehold of the market? Yes, open source will prevail over proprietary corporate operating systems 7.85% 64 Yes, as long as Linux continues to improve and more and more hardware/software companies support it 31% 253 No, Linux does not (and will never) have the software quantity or quality that Windows has 18.6% 152 No, Microsoft will find ways to suppress Linux before it starts infiltrating the computers of the general public 11.5% 94 Maybe; it is too early to tell what Microsoft has up its sleeve, and how the public will react to a Windows-like OS that is not Windows 30.9% 252 [Previous Polls] Total Votes: 815

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