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Linux's rival no longer Microsoft, but Apple
Switch to mobile devices means battling Microsoft is like "kicking a puppy", says Linux guru.
Microsoft still dominates the desktop but Linux is succeeding on the formats that matter, according to Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin.
While he admitted Linux's failure to take much share of the desktop market was "disappointing to many", Zemlin said the tech world had evolved so much that Microsoft was no longer Linux's biggest challenger.