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Here we are not long after the release of many different operating systems and hardware platforms. What an exciting time in the industry! With Google launching phones, Apple confirming a tablet, Oracle buying Sun, Microsoft releasing Windows 7 and talk of a new gaming device, and companies like Novel and Red Hat standing back to see what happens. This is certainly a contentious atmosphere. Of course, the success and failure of any company comes down to dollars and cents, so what is the data there telling us? What information can we gleam. Well, for one we can certainly say that Apple and Google are our heaviest hitters.

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