➔ Over 30 million users and growing rapidly
➔ Microsoft use Linux for Web caching, wireless network infrastructure and more
➔ Michael S. Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., uses Linux personally on his laptop
➔ Dell, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS and many other computer manufacturers load Linux on servers,
desktops and laptops
➔ Over 95% of the servers and desktops at large animation and visual effects companies
➔ 75% of the top 500 supercomputers in the world
➔ Over half of all Web servers, including 8 of the 10 most reliable Web hosting providers
○ The Apache Web server leads with over 60% of Web sites, including 44% of secure (SSL) sites
➔ One quarter of the smartphone OS market
➢ Government departments worldwide, including in the United Nations, the European Union, the
United States, Japan, Germany, France, India, China and Brazil
➢ Australian Government departments, including Centrelink, the Bureau of Meteorology, the RTA and
the Australian National Archives
➢ Educational institutions, including schools, universities and TAFEs
➢ The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) educational programme, backed by the United Nations and a
multitude of governments, companies and other organisations worldwide
○ 5-10 million Linux-powered laptops will be shipped in 2007, with many millions more to follow
➢ Scientific organisations, including CERN, NCSA and CSIRO
➢ Automotive companies, including DaimlerChrysler, BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroën
➢ Aviation, including NASA, US Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing and Lockheed Martin
➢ Financial organisations, including the NYSE, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup and National Australia Bank
➢ Film studios, including Sony Pictures, Disney/Pixar, DreamWorks, Industrial Light & Magic and BBC
➢ Internet companies, including Google, Amazon, Wikipedia and Akamai
➢ IT companies, including Intel, AMD, IBM, HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, ASUS, Brother, Oracle and SAP
➢ Communications companies, including AT&T, NTT, Vodafone, Telstra and Optus
➢ Embedded and consumer device manufacturers, including Sony, Matsushita/Panasonic, Samsung,
Nokia, Motorola, Cisco/Linksys, Palm, Sharp, TiVo and FIC
➢ Energy and Resources companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, BP, Alinta, Santos and Origin
➢ And many more…
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