Distro's popularities over time

**kernelhaxor** · October 4th, 2008

how abt this for a change?

http://www.google.es/trends?q=obama%...ate=ytd&sort=0

**Swarms** · October 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by joninkrakow

Yup, but the dirty secret is that market share isn't really the holy grail people think it is--or rather, Microsoft thinks it is. It is necessary in the sense that Apple and Linux need to attract enough people to make it worth developing for (in Mac's case, enough to attract developers to make money on it), but market share is really not the thing to aim for. Raw numbers is, and market share will take care of itself. Let Microsoft keep aiming for market share, and missing the users, and lose market share. My opinion, of course...

-Jon

Increased numbers = increased market share?

**brunovecchi** · October 4th, 2008

Originally Posted by earthpigg

back on topic!

The Big Players, by Brand Name
Microsoft
Apple
Ubuntu

Apple and MS look to be tied with just over 40% each, with Ubuntu pulling in at just under 20%.

brand value is important.... if i have an apple music player and phone, then an apple computer may feel automatic to me. (well, not ~me~... but you know what i mean

)

This graph is interesting in two ways:
1) The absolute values. Ubuntu doesn't come out bad here, considering that it has the only unambiguous keyword. I consider Microsoft and Apple ambiguous keywords because they are not used uniquely when referring to an Operating System (Microsoft Office, Microsoft Flight Simulator, mummy I want my apple...). Therefore, Ubuntu's relative position might be underestimated.

2) The trends. Ubuntu seems the only one with a clear positive slope. In fact, it might be estimated that in 2009-2010, it will surpass apple's and Microsoft's google searches (whether that accounts for anything is debatable).

**Calmatory** · October 4th, 2008

Here's the search volume between distros.

**brunovecchi** · October 4th, 2008

I didn't know about that! Quite an useful tool, I'll bookmark it.

**andras artois** · October 4th, 2008

This is what we should be concerned about:

http://www.google.es/trends?q=porn%2...ate=all&sort=0

OH HEY IRELAND!!!

....and I come from Birmingham........