LJ Index, January 2006

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  1. Percentage of Americans with broadband Internet in 2002: 21
  2. Percentage of Americans with broadband Internet in 2005: 53
  3. Percentage of Americans who never use the Internet in 2002: 23
  4. Percentage of Americans who never use the Internet in 2005: 22
  5. Millions of Linux users in the world: 29
  6. Ranking of Antarctica among percentage using Linux: 1
  7. Millions of breeding pairs of penguins in Antactica: 10
  8. Ranking of "March of the Penguins" among documentaries in 2005: 1
  9. Ranking of "March of the Penguins" among all documentaries in U.S. history: 2
  10. 2005 projected Linux percentage of the SOE (server operating environment) in China: 6.1
  11. Projected 2005 U.S dollar revenue for the Linux SOE in China: 19.9
  12. Projected 2009 U.S dollar revenue for the Linux SOE in China: 117.6
  13. Projected 2005-2009 CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) for Linux SOE in China: 64
  14. Number of available Linux versions: 386
  15. Millions of PC users in 2003: 631.8
  16. Millions of PC users in 2005: 661
  17. Year the number of PC users will pass one billion: 2009
  18. Billions of users not on the Net today: 5
  19. Lowest target U.S. dollar price point of Linux-based PC (sans monitor) from Novatium: 70
  20. Expected Linux percentage share of the converged mobile phone operating systems market in 2009: 17

    Sources: 1-4, Pew Ineternet & American Life; 5-6, Linuxcounter; 7, New Zealand government; 8-9, BBC; 10-13, International Data Corp.; 14-20, CNET

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