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Story: Microsoft releases Windows 7 worldwide
80% of machines that do run some sort of their software.
When shelves of new computers are pre-installed with windows, and you are FORCED to buy a license at purchase time, the percentage is probably higher. The actual figure is an unknown, because no one knows how many people remove windows and install Linux when they get home. If you were able to buy a new computer without an OS, or to actually be able to choose what OS you want, then that percentage would drop dramatically. I switched to Linux in 2001, and have never looked back. I have a copy of XP for a couple of games, but I am afraid to keep it connected to the internet due to it's lack of security, even though it is fully patched, and anti-virus running, I still don't trust windows. Windows security is a contradiction of terms.
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