On 2009-05-13, Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> JEDIDIAH <jedi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>> On 2009-05-13, Hadron <hadronquark@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Tom Shelton <tom_shelton@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
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>>>> On May 13, 3:02� pm, Hadron <hadronqu...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Sinister Midget III <a...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>>
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>>>>> > On 2009-05-13, Miguel de Icaza <miguel.de.ic...@xxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>>>>> >> Hello,
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>>> Yes. I know. I think you're agreeing with me.
>>>
>>> Clearly no one is referring to Market Share as number of paid for units
>>> in relation to Linux since its free. Which makes the saner of us wonder
>>> WHY its so low considering its free AND Free. And people like Miguel
>>
>> How do you measure free exactly?
>>
>> How do you detect when a Compaq crapbox ends up running Ubuntu?
>> How do you detect when a Mac mini ends up running Ubuntu?
>
> Please tell me you are joking.
>
> No one measures it *exactly*: It's called sampling. And looking around.
No one measures it at all.
Personal anecdotes are pretty meaningless here.
>
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>> Now of course we all know that the lion's share of actual "OS Sales"
>> occurs on preloaded machines. The fact that this is a marketplace that
>> is hard to enter even if you are IBM might have something to do with
>> the apparent sluggishness of the Linux desktop market.
>
> Why are you continuing to talk about Sales? Why are you so damn unable
> to think for a change instead of coming up with this nonsense?
>
> My own "in the market place" views is that Linux is well below 1% on the
> desktop.
...that and 2 bucks will get you a cup of coffee.
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