On Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:17:15 +0000, 7 wrote:
> Kier wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:46:17 +0000, 7 wrote:
>>
>>> Kier wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:05:05 +0000, 7 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anti-Linux asstroturfer flatfish wrote on behalf of Micoshaft
>>>>> Corporation:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:06:42 +0000, Roy Schestowitz
>>>>>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Apple's Xmas gift: wireless networking problems
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>>>| In October, the Apple faithful received the latest, greatest update
>>>>>>>| to their much-vaunted operating system, Mac OS X. As with every
>>>>>>>| other upgrade, it has a wonderful name: Leopard.
>>>>>>>`----
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15705/1091/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Vista and Leopard are both in bad shape. Good opportunity for Linux.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Linux has had 15 years to make it's opportunity.
>>>>>> Through Windows ME, Windows XP (pre-sp1) and now Vista Linux has had
>>>>>> the opportuntiy of capitalizing on Microsoft's screw ups.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So why can't desktop Linux, despite being free, make even the smallest
>>>>>> dent in the desktop market?
>>>>>
>>>>> It is.
>>>>> One million new Linux users per month and the rate is increasing.
>>>>
>>>> Can you actually verify that? It would be nice to believe it, but
>>>> franlly, I can't.
>>>
>>> Why can't you believe it?
>>
>> Because there are no verifiable statistics. It's quite possible that there
>> are many, many Linux downloads, per month, but there's no accurate way of
>> telling how many of those turn into genuine Linux users.
>>
>> So, where do you get your information?
>
>
> Thank you, you have finally said something honest that other
> trolls, spliffing socks, nyms and windummies find hard to put into words.
I'm not any one of those things, so don't use the word 'other' in relation
to me. And I am always honest, so you can leave out the 'finally' bit, too.
>
> The rate is at least 1 million new users per month and that
> is increasing. I've been totalling all the news around
> the world and it is at least 1 to 2 million new users
> per month in round figures.
What method do you use?
>
> But what surprised me was that there were no verifiable statistics.
> Verifiable statistics require verified tools.
Agreed.
> And it all turned into fury as you listen to the lying turds
> at Gartner$ and Yankee$ shills put out figures because you know more than
> they do and they don't have any verifiable approved tools
> for measuring Linux.
>
> Gartner$ and Yankee$ and other windummies need to be sued
> if they publish pretendful Linux stats without approved tools.
It'd help enormously if you could write in sensible English once in a
while. Seriously.
> Linux is distributed not sold. Anyone selling Linux
> is really selling Linux suppport and they should make that
> distinction clear. Meauring Linux support
> is not a reliable measure of Linux desktops as it requires
> far less support and you can copy and install to heart's content
> proving Linux TCO is lower as usual.
I don't doubt this is true. But it goes nowhere to explain how *you* work
out there are a million new Linux users every month.
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Kier
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