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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. WindowsXP is free... by CyberBill · · Score: 0, Troll

    So long as I can download Windows XP and get a valid serial number generator, I have no reason to install Linux.

    -Bill

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    -Bill
  2. Re:Ship % should underestimate, not overestimate.. by Spy+Hunter · · Score: 0, Troll

    I saw a Linux PC at Fry's Electronics the other day. Lindows, actually. It had crashed :-/

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