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<font size=2 face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/linux/0,1411,,00.html">The Linux Effect</a></b></font><br><font size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=1 face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Not just for geeks.</font><br><br> <img src="http://static.wired.com/news/images/spacer.gif" height=7 width=5 alt=""><br>
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