I don't think Linux has 1% market share.

[ssj6akshat]

All consumers choose their OS. No one holds a gun to their heads and forces them to use Microsoft software!.

and what do you call OEM preloads?

[Satoru-san]

Alot of people try Linux, get bored and then go back to Windows. There are also alot of people who have problems with Linux and move back. The number of computer users is going up and that means that there will be more Linux users, but that doesn't mean the PERCENTAGE of Linux users is going up. I think Apple is stealing away many of the people who want to rebel against Microsoft dominance... Apple is a more attractive package because it has a trendy image and is shiny.

Its like this.



We need more open/free BSD users

[baddog144]

and what do you call OEM preloads?

It's not like they can't put something else on it if they want

[murderslastcrow]

It's not like they can't put something else on it if they want

The point he's trying to make is that it's made more available through a vicious cycle of "it's here, so we use it, we use it, so keep it here and forget about any alternatives." It's Windows or a Mac to most people out there, even those who have perhaps heard of Linux in the past.

It's like the news- you choose what news you read or watch, but if you do it through the most common channels, you miss a lot of important information about what's going on in the world around you.

Of course, many computer users don't apply open-minded thinking to their OS. They just license their digital life from someone else.

I think the second option should be No, not "No, they're all being wusses and sucking up to Microsoft." There are many reasons results can be incorrect, since not everyone will visit these studies. You must take a look at how they're conducted.

Maybe they're just stating the number of purchased SUSE and Red Hat installations there are, which I'm guessing isn't the majority of Linux users.

[ssj6akshat]

... Maybe they're just stating the number of purchased SUSE and Red Hat installations there are, which I'm guessing isn't the majority of Linux users.

this is my doubt also

[Hallvor]

With the number of people on Blogs,Forums,People Around Me etc.I don't think Linux has 1% Market share

Does it really matter?

[chriswyatt]

cool personal opinion bro

Cool comment bro

[hawthornso23]

From this blog post, Microsoft seems to think Linux has a larger market share than Apple.

When I download via a torrent I like to note what clients other people in the swarm are using. Most of course are using microtorrent, but there are quite a few transmissions and deluges. I'd estimate at least 5% are using a *nix bittorrent client of some sort.

[Tibuda]

When I download via a torrent I like to note what clients other people in the swarm are using. Most of course are using microtorrent, but there are quite a few transmissions and deluges. I'd estimate at least 5% are using a *nix bittorrent client of some sort.

transmission works on mac, and deluge on windows.

[ssj6akshat]

it's an m$ conspiracy. Linux actually has a desktop market share of 25% or greater.

Along with the fact that the company is crumbling, m$ wants to hide the fact that its market share is dwindling from the stockholders. You can bet that the top executives will all sell their shares just before it all comes crashing down.

They also want to hide the numbers from oems so that they can keep their lock in to prevent their market share from shrinking even further.

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