Linux is only marginally more difficult for users to learn compared with Windows XP, according to a study carried out by German usability testing agency. The tests, which compared SuSE Linux 8.2 ...

A new study on future trends for Linux operating systems backs up claims made by several server makers that Linux should show strong growth in the data center over time, proving itself as a competitor ...

In the latest chapter of the Linux-versus-Microsoft total cost of ownership debate, Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and Levanta this week released a new report to bolster the pro-Linux argument. A ...

New research by a pair of Harvard University academics suggests that Linux will never be able to displace Windows based on the simple economics of Microsoft’s head start and its continuing ecosystem ...

Linux, once viewed as an operating system only computer geeks could appreciate, is today much more user-friendly software that companies, public administrations and consumers can master almost as ...

A total of 283 registered software patents, including 27 held by Microsoft Corp. could conceivably be used as the basis of patent lawsuits against the Linux kernel, according to a study of U.S.

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, is publishing an update to its April 2008 study on Linux kernel development. The new report is written ...

Portland-based Iovation, a company that protects businesses against online fraud, identity theft, spam and abuse, published a study that reveals that the Linux operating system is the most used by ...