Open source has a great future in government computing, where making a profit isn't essential, but controlling costs is. Taxpayers should welcome expansion of open source systems into the government agencies. I want to just scream when I think of all the MS systems in government offices loaded with applications that the average civil service worker has no clue how to use or doesn't need as part of his job that just comes as part of Windows' bloated offerings. Then add to that all the security issues, time spent testing and rolling out hotfixes, etc. THAT'S why China is big on open source. They've got the largest bureaucracy in the world. It saves them money and gives them better security.
If I were in charge I'd subsidize Windows purchases to China like crazy. I'd even give Msoft a tax break to distribute it there free.
I'd want Windows and IE on every desktop in the "Middle Kingdom"
Then I'd have the CIA hire up every script kiddie to be found.....