* Roy Schestowitz peremptorily fired off this memo:
> It's not 0.6%. He's lying to you. Even Microsoft and its shill analysts know
> it's not true. Just yesterday from the news:
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> http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/enterpriseapps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001577
Gartner estimates that the market share for desktop Linux is about 2%
in the Asia-Pacific region, 4.5% in Eastern Europe, and 4% in the
Middle East and Africa. By contrast, Linux holds 1.2% of the desktop
market in the U.S.
> And Gartner uses _Microsoft figures_.
How about Microsoft words? Is "market share" a Microsoft word? Do they
mean "usage" or "percentage of sales"?
> Please try to refrain from quoting or parroting the Munchkins' Big Lie. They
> try to discourge developers from supporting Linux using false perceptions.
> It's a propaganda technique.
Indeed.
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