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Re: [News] [Rival] More Leopard Failures Demonstrated

____/ 7 on Sunday 09 December 2007 13:17 : \____

> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> But what surprised me was that there were no verifiable statistics.
> Verifiable statistics require verified tools.
> 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.
> 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.

Gartner and IDC (probably Yankee also) have Bill Gates as their investor. These
firms produce lies for a modest fee and therefore they should typically
ignored unless they are willing to say where the money came from (they are not
required to in the US).

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