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?
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Kier
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