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Will Linux Overtake Windows XP in Netbooks?|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Apr 15, 2009 1141 hrs IST
- Tags : cost-cutting pressures, recessionary phase, ABI Research, Linux, alternative operating systems, Microsoft, Windows XP, netbook sales, Philip Solis
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With cost-cutting pressures expected to continue into the post-recessionary phase, ABI Research predicts that Linux will benefit from the entry into the market of lower-cost netbooks that run ARM-based processors.
The research firm also predicted that by 2012 Linux and "alternative operating systems" (OSes) will overtake Microsoft's Windows XP in netbook sales. Apart from low-end netbooks, ABI cited the arrival of mobile stacks such as the Linux-based Android that are suited for these platforms as the main reason.
Philip Solis, principal analyst, ABI Research, said, "ABI Research believes that 2012 will see the tipping-point at which netbooks running Linux-based and mobile operating systems outnumber those running Windows XP. Device vendors, chip-makers, and mobile operators can take some comfort from the fact that this trend should help expand the market even in a down economy."
According to ABI, Windows XP ran on 75 percent of netbooks sold last year. However, it did not mention the percentages for other OSes. Though it also did not mention whether Windows XP has surged in early 2009, it said Linux and other platforms would eventually together outnumber XP.
However, ABI suggests that Windows Mobile may play a role in low-end ARM-based netbooks.
Among alternative stacks, ABI sees Android at the forefront, with Nokia's Linux-based Maemo stack, which currently runs on Nokia's MID-like N810 Internet Tablet, also making its presence felt. The Intel-backed Moblin, which is coming out in an upgraded netbook version, finds no mention.
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