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New Numbers on Linux Market Share Soon

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the pc-nielsens dept.

prostoalex writes "New numbers on Linux market share are due this week. As far as global PC market is concerned, Gartner claims 5% of all PCs shipped this year ran Linux OS, although by the time the PCs were actually on the user's desk, only 2% of them run Linux. In the server world IDC estimates that Linux-powered servers comprise 28.3% of all server sales in 2004."

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  1. hello by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Linux market share? thank god they didn't say BSD.

  2. Re:WindowsXP is free... by Arngautr · · Score: 2, Funny
    cite your proof that linux makes one more efficient.

    That's simple, solitaire isn't included in many linux distros.

  3. Unsupervised Linux Servers Browsing the Web? by HopeOS · · Score: 2, Funny

    Naturally, with all those spare cycles available, what is a Linux box to do, but look up stuff on the internet. Must be all that server pr0n. Remind me to uninstall Mozilla from all the company servers over the weekend.

    -Hope

  4. Re:The other way around? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "And what about the huge quantities barebones systems...?"

    You really don't understand the PC market, do you? Barebones account for a fraction of a percent of the PC market. How many schools, corporations and home users actually buy bare bones systems? I can assure you it's less than 1%.

  5. Re:10 years... by TrancePhreak · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have a Windows 3.1 machine that still runs. I have a DOS 2.0 computer that still works.

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  6. Consider replacement times by akgoatley · · Score: 2, Funny

    Consider this case: the parents of a friend of mine run Windows XP on all their computers (about 4). My friend runs Slackware (like me) on his laptop. Say 3% of all new PC sales run Linux. We disregard changing the OS aftermarket, as it roughly cancels out.
    My friend's parents do not reinstall Windows when it breaks. They buy a new computer. For some reason my friend hasn't enlightened them, but....

    My point is that if new Windows PCs break 10 times more often, they are probably replaced twice as often as Linux PCs. This of course doubles their sales figures.

    -Ashton

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  7. Re:Ship % should underestimate, not overestimate.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    Linux PCs are reportedly selling like hotcakes in Malaysia.

    I believe you mean "selling like iPods".

  8. Re:Ship % should underestimate, not overestimate.. by It'sYerMam · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't have any arms, you insensitive clod!

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  9. Re:Ship % should underestimate, not overestimate.. by Senzei · · Score: 2, Funny

    I saw a Linux PC at Fry's Electronics the other day. Lindows, actually. It had crashed :-/ Further demonstration that attempting to be too much like windows is a bad idea.

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