"We've already moved 14 systems to Linux, " says Mott, referring to corporate back-end applications.

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Dell is moving its back-end applications from Sun Solaris systems to Linux, which could be indicative of what other companies are doing to slash their fixed costs.

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Most of these services are back-end and offer functionality that other developers use in their applications.

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