On 2009-05-20, Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Chris Ahlstrom <ahlstromc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> One Third of Dell Inspiron Mini 9s Sold Run Linux
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Dell attributes part of the Linux growth to competitive pricing on the Ubuntu
>>>| SKUs. ?When you look at the sweet spot for this category it is price
>>>| sensitivity, and Linux enabled us to offer a lower price entry point,? added
>>>| Dell senior product manager John New.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://blog.laptopmag.com/one-third-of-dell-inspiron-mini-9s-sold-run-linux
>>
>> Liars! Microsoft has 96% of the market!
>
> I'm beginning to wonder if you are trolling or a reverse troll. Surely
> you can not be such a demented suck up that you purposely read
> impossible statistics into things in order to get flipped another doggy
> drop?
>
> One third of Dell Inspiron Minis having Linuxx means 66% of THEM are
> Windows. Other netbook manufacturers have even STOPPED selling Linux on
> them.
So? Dell is one of the top 3 desktop vendors with Apple being one
of the other 3. Dell by itself accounts for selling more netbooks than
can be accounted for by the bogus Lemming marketshare numbers.
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