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All that said, Vista is high on respondents’ list of “other” OSes in use at their companies. When asked what desktop OSes are in use at their companies apart from their primary OSes, respondents answered:

Mac OS X	30%
Windows Vista	30%
Desktop Linux	26%
Windows XP	8%
Windows 95/ME	8%
None of the above	32%

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