China's Linux market grows
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Khairil Yusof
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2005-03-18 10:28 AM
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Linux sales in China showed a sharp increase in 2004 and the market is expected to continue growing, according to research from IDC.
The report, China Linux 2005-2009 Forecast and Analysis, said revenues for Linux licences and maintenance reached $9.3m in 2004, an increase of 20 percent over 2003. 1.835 million units of the open source operating system were shipped in 2004, an increase of 3.6 percent since 2003.
Source: ZDNet UK