Linux fifth most searched tech word on Google in 2004
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December 30, 2004
Mountain View, California – According to Google's 2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist report, Linux scored fifth on a list of most-searched technology terms, beating out all other operating systems. Linux was the No. 4 technology search term on Google in 2002.
This ranking follows a banner year for the community-built operating system. The 2.6 kernel, deemed the first enterprise-level release of the software, became available for users in 2004 and made significant inroads into the enterprise computing industry. The IDC recently reported a prediction that the worldwide market revenue for Linux will exceed $35 billion by 2008.
"SCO" was the No. 1 company query for 2004 in Google's report. High-profile lawsuits by SCO against IBM and other companies for alleged copyright or patent infringement were filed and dominated Linux news throughout the year.
Sources
- Robert Jaques "Linux market to exceed $35bn by 2008". VNUnet, December 15, 2004
- http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist2004.html
- http://osdl.org/newsroom/press_releases/2004/2004_12_15_beaverton.html
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