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I think it's been modified to just "millions", unless I'm looking in the wrong place?


If you include routers, ip cameras, entertainment devices etc that use linux, maybe the correct number is billions.


It's still there, right at the foot of the page:

In recognition of the unprejudiced creation of a new open source operating system leading to the largely exploited Linux kernel. The free availability on the Web swiftly caused a chain-reaction leading to further development and fine-tuning worth the equivalent of 73,000 man-years. Today the estimated number of users is 30 million. The achievement of Linus Torvalds has had a great impact on software development and on cultural and ethical issues of networking and openness of the Web.




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