google time (not trends)

[kool_kat_os]

That's just not true. There are many stupid users (in all platforms), but it's quite unfair assuming that most Windows users are stupid, (you'd be surprised).

The kids at school dont know what a cpu actually is...thats real bad...

[RSLxH]

Google trends, Distrowatch figures... etc...etc. Just too unreliable.
I use Windows at work, no viruses and no crashes. Strictly Linux at home; Debian, Ubuntu, Dreamlinux, no crashes, no viruses.

It's all about who uses the computer/distro, and the overall popularity of the distro, be it Windows or Linux.

Statistics are unreliable 99.9% of the time

[a12ctic]

That's just not true. There are many stupid users (in all platforms), but it's quite unfair assuming that most Windows users are stupid, (you'd be surprised).

How is it unfair? I don't think it is in anyway surpising or false. Sure, theres a good amount of enthusiests, but the number of people ignorant towards computers outwieghs that margin by a long shot.

[amingv]

How is it unfair? I don't think it is in anyway surpising or false. Sure, theres a good amount of enthusiests, but the number of people ignorant towards computers outwieghs that margin by a long shot.

So all these people need to do to stop being stupid is learn what their cpu is? I for one have used Windows all my life, until some months ago when I switched, I have grown very fond of Linux and I use it for everything, it fits me like a ring.
Still, I was not an ignorant when I used Windows, and even if I did ignore something it was not because I used Windows, that's what I meant in my first post.
I am sure that by putting a lazy Windows user in front of my Linux box he won't suddenly discover that the monitor is not the cpu. Every person I know uses Windows, they're not geniuses, but they know the basics. I am convinced there are others like them...

[Vadi]

This thread is useless

[Iam138]

How is it unfair? I don't think it is in anyway surpising or false. Sure, theres a good amount of enthusiests, but the number of people ignorant towards computers outwieghs that margin by a long shot.

In the same way it would be unfair if I said you were stupid b/c you didn't know what "lapping" is or how to do it or if I said your stupid b/c you don't know how to remove the IHS or what the IHS is. Or perhaps what is the difference between socket 940 and AM2? Googleing it after you read this does not count.

You'd be ignorant for sure but stupid and ignorant are not the same thing.

[a12ctic]

In the same way it would be unfair if I said you were stupid b/c you didn't know what "lapping" is or how to do it or if I said your stupid b/c you don't know how to remove the IHS or what the IHS is. Or perhaps what is the difference between socket 940 and AM2? Googleing it after you read this does not count.

You'd be ignorant for sure but stupid and ignorant are not the same thing.

Uhm I know what all of those things are?

Thats what I was pointing out. That the users are ignorant. Calm down.

[Iam138]

Uhm I know what all of those things are?

Thats what I was pointing out. That the users are ignorant. Calm down.

Point taken. Again though it's not safe to assume the majority of Windows users are ignorant even. That may be your opinion but I'm not convinced it has a basis in fact. Now if you were to go back even 5 years it would be probably closer to the truth.

[hhhhhx]

Based on number of results:

ubuntu
fail - 419,000
crash - 429,000
virus - 526,000
antivirus - 496,000
sucks - 344,000
reinstall - 7,500,000
doesnt fail - 357,000
doesnt crash - 73,100
doesnt suck - 39,000

linux
fail - 724,000
crash - 355,000
virus - 4,610,000
antivirus - 1,420,000
sucks - 214,000
reinstall - 462,000
doesnt fail - 583,000
doesnt crash - 461,000
doesnt suck - 1,040,000

windows
fail - 3,290,000
crash - 3,720,000
virus - 10,400,000
antivirus - 6,120,000
sucks - 355,000
reinstall - 308,000
doesnt fail - 1,790,000
doesnt crash - 810,000
doesnt suck - 1,320,000

(yes, it was alot of copying and pasting )