A new research report [PDF] from the U.K. says that Linux machines are used for twice as long as Windows machines.

If many people switched to Linux, this would prevent millions of tons of waste from overstuffing landfills. Every computer not needed would prevent the use of 240 kg of fossil fuels. Spread that out over the 17.5 million computers that wouldn’t be going obsolete every year and Linux could deliver the world a much more sustainable future.

Via EcoGeek

A new research report [PDF] from the U.K. says that Linux machines are used for twice as long as Windows machines.

If many people switched to Linux, this would prevent millions of tons of waste from overstuffing landfills. Every computer not needed would prevent the use of 240 kg of fossil fuels. Spread that out over the 17.5 million computers that wouldn’t be going obsolete every year and Linux could deliver the world a much more sustainable future.

Via EcoGeek