. . the USPS does all their OCR mail sorting using Linux clusters becaust it was far less expensive than any competing solution. Comparing mail sorting machines to desktops is apples to oranges, but comparing Linux servers to other servers does imply comparing Linux desktops to other desktops could be favorable to Linux.

Of course Ms DiDio, a friend and former co-worker of Darl McBrides, is deeply involved in SCO's Microsoft financed attack against Linux, so any paper on Linux she endorses should be disregarded out of hand.