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Linux Sales Down, But...

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-pays-for-a-distro-anyway dept.

An anonymous reader writes " News.com has a story about combined Linux revenues reaching $80 million for 2001. "The Linux operating system market, from a revenue perspective, accounts for one half of 1 percent of the total operating system revenue each year, or roughly two days' worth of Microsoft's operating system revenue," [IDC Analyst] Gillen said. "On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more operating system revenue than the Linux community (will for the entire year).""

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  1. Even worst by SpanishInquisition · · Score: 2, Funny

    Microsoft is closed January 1st for new year's eve.
    And the 2nd could be a weekend day.

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  2. More... hmm... by jsonmez · · Score: 2, Funny

    "On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more operating system revenue than the Linux community (will for the entire year)."

    Shouldn't it read? "On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more bugs than the Linux community (will ever in their entire lives)."

  3. But... by swordboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Linux sales down, but the RIAA believes that piracy is the cause.

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  4. cool by brad3378 · · Score: 3, Funny

    > On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more operating system revenue than the Linux community (will for the entire year).

    The Microsoft crowd must have been too hung over on January 1st.

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  5. Linux Sales ? by WndrBr3d · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure this article only applies to the 5% of Americans who are buying Manchicken Loonix for the first time to run on their desktop PC to feel awesome. The thought of just downloading the ISO never crossed their minds.

    So in essence, this article really only applies to the mentally handicapped. ;-)

  6. Re:Proof positive : "EVERYBODY LOVES LINUX"! by the+way,+what're+you · · Score: 2, Funny
    $26,000,000 / $0 = undefined !

    Stupid "I think infinity is a number" computer scientists.

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  7. $80 million is like 10 million users ... by bembleton · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet those 10 million users are thinking, "You mean I could have gotten this for FREE?? Dammit!"

  8. Re:In related news... by cmdr_beeftaco · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is an outrage. How can Coca-Cola make these claims. Man has existed for 100's of years without Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is not mentioned once in the scriptures (unless you count the reference to coca leaves in Psalms 11) and air is mentioned several dozen times.
    Biology text books are becoming more and more like comic books. First with evolution and now Cola metabolism, Lord help our children. I will be organizing a vigal outside of Coca-Cola's offices in Atlanta, I urge all /.'er to attend. More information available at Christen Brothers Rally Under Pepsi (www.ChristBURP.org)

  9. Re:What's the big deal with revenue? by rseuhs · · Score: 3, Funny
    Yeah, I would say they are hurting right now.

    Yes, because they got sucked into a dead platform (XBox).

  10. Exchange rate? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    "On the second day of January, Microsoft had generated more operating system revenue than the Linux community (will for the entire year)."

    Is that in Enron dollars or real dollars?

  11. Re:The Cause Revealed? by jazman_777 · · Score: 2, Funny
    I bet their luck will be reversed if you tell them about Freshmeat. ;-)

    My wife looked at me funny when I told her about something I got at Freshmeat. Had to do some fast talking.

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