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So to stay true to the topic at hand... "can Linux go mainstream?" in the long run, probably so.. even more-so for businesses.. the Gen-Xers grew up with computers, and I think the level of knowledge is increasing in the Tech industry, so it's far more likely that it will possibly become mainstream in that respect... but for the average user that wants a quick and easy setup, etc.. and for the small businesses that don't have the time to spend on customization, I think they will most likely sti

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It's hard for me to say whether Linux will or will not become mainstream, I worked for IBM recently, and we were implementing Linux, and alot of other companies are as well.. there are pros and cons to both OS's... UNIX based OS's ie: Linux are more difficult for the 'standard' user to configure, effectively use command-line editing, and so on... while Windows GUI is very easy for most users.. I think Linux is certainly becoming more prevalent in the Business world because it simply is UNIX, whi