CEBIT : Desktop Linux demand on the upswing, Sun says

Sun Microsystems Inc. trumpeted its latest desktop Linux milestone Thursday, declaring that German original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Markement GmbH had sold over one million units of its StarOffice productivity suite. But Germany is StarOffice’s home market — the software has been available form its original Hamburg-based developer since 1993 — and it remains to be seen if Sun can replicate its success elsewhere.

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