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Title	Novell CEO: Linux for the consumer desktop will take years
Type	News
Source	IDG News Service 04/16/2008
Summary	Novell's Suse Linux at the desktop is unlikely to be popular with consumers in the next three to five years, according to Novell President and CEO Ronald Hovsepian. continue

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