The New York Times ran a piece this Sunday featuring Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth. Though a majority of the piece was biographical, and the rest wasn't exactly the picture of accuracy in its portrayal of Ubuntu (or Linux in general), there were a few interesting figures.
It gives pause to wonder how, in this economy, and in an ever-changing industry, profit still gets much better press than growth.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/portal/news/article.php?story=20090120141211866