Lenovo Group, the No. 3 PC maker, says it will introduce a line of Linux Notebooks, the strongest endorsement with the open-source software by a major PC maker.The Linux OS, which competes with MS’s market-dominating Windows, has been the fastest-growing types of software generally used on servers and other types of powerful business computers over the past 10 years.
But until this recently, the world's top PC makers have held back on accepting Linux. Windows still rules on more than 90 per cent of PCs in the world.
Lenovo said it would offer a wide choice of low- to high-end machines, will be loaded with Linux software sourcing from Novell Inc.
The company has projected Linux PCs could account for 5% of its laptop shipments within a few years, said Mr. Aggarwal (Product manager for Lenovo's ThinkPad laptops).
He said demand for Linux PCs has been really on the higher scale this year, especially in the education sector, government and emerging markets.
Lenovo's announcement comes 3 months after the world's 2nd largest PC maker, Dell, started marketing 3 models loaded with Ubuntu version of Linux, allowing customers a choice over Windows.
Dell launched the Linux PCs after its Chief Executive Mr. Michael Dell asked customers to post suggestions for developing new products on the company's website. Linux PCs were the top rated and highly requested item.
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