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| noobs should be aware of ease of Linux install and automated Scite compile/run |
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shintaro
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July 2006
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Just to clear up what I meant about the majority of people having Linux. I am aware that the vast majority of the population just use their computer for browsing the net, emailing, etc and can barely handle using Windows. But the people I socialize with generally are people who program. And Ive noticed the vast majority of people who program, especially program games in C, also happen to be Linux users, even if its only casual use. |
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Matthew Leverton
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January 1999
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hagen2 said: Yes that's true but it works both ways Of course. Instead of guessing, just do a search for "Operating System Market Share." I doubt Linux (all versions combined) is much more than 1%. Quote: I figured everything "Microsoft" (which can include their products such as Windows as well) versus the single Canonical product "Ubuntu" would be interesting no? Not to me. (Ubuntu has meaning outside of an OS as well, by the way.) |
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hagen2
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December 2009
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Matthew Leverton said: Of course. Instead of guessing, just do a search for "Operating System Market Share." I doubt Linux (all versions combined) is much more than 1%. I want to be clear that I am not against Windows. I have no interest in flame wars of this versus that. I am just trying to learn the truth for myself. I don't believe I know everything, not even close. I sure won't argue that Linux is a significant minority in most market segments, especially the desktop. I demonstrated one market segment where Linux is doing very well : Netbooks. I think we all agree Linux does well in the realm of servers but we're not here to write games for servers are we? I have seen many sites claiming the 1% market share myth, but also others that suggest this isn't the case. Here are some recent examples I came across. It seems 1% is at best an inaccurate guess though again I admit it's a significant minority. 1% Linux Market Share = 100% Dishonesty Lies, Damn Lies and Linux Market Share Statistics Quote: Not to me. (Ubuntu has meaning outside of an OS as well, by the way.)
BTW, your comparison of "Windows 7, Ubuntu 9" shows different results when you remove the 9 from the Ubuntu in trends. |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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hagen2 said: BTW, your comparison of "Windows 7, Ubuntu 9" shows different results when you remove the 9 from the Ubuntu in trends
Of course it does. Now you are comparing one version of Windows against many (10+?) versions of Ubuntu. But notice that while Ubuntu spikes on release months (4 and 10), there is no general upward trend since 2007. So based on search results, Ubuntu hasn't been making any progress lately. Regardless, the search trends has little significance to me unless I wanted to know something specific about search results or the usage of a given word over time. A search for Windows or Ubuntu doesn't imply the person is using it or has any intention to. Nor is there any reason to believe that the two search terms have the same good:bad ratio. |
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hagen2
Member #11,570
December 2009
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Matthew Leverton said: Of course it does. Now you are comparing one version of Windows against many (10+?) versions of Ubuntu.
Windows doesn't come out every 6 months. |
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. Now you're splitting hairs. 
