Ubuntu Continues to Grab Market Share

slasher writes "MadPenguin.org discusses the future of Ubuntu and confirms Ubuntu's growing market share in the Linux market. Author Matt Hartley writes, "Now, for the biggest question: do high numbers mean that Ubuntu is the best distribution out there? Some will argue that this is an impossible point to make, as each person has different needs from their distribution. But for the sake of this article, we will be considering the average user, not the Slackware crowd, who is obviously much more comfortable within a command line environment than mainstream users."

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"Market" share?

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't know how Ubunghole can be gaining "marketshare". The only people moving to Ubunghole are people switching to the latest distro.

Then, once Ubunghole looses that "new distro smell", they will simply move on to something else.

Because, realistically speaking, no matter what version of Lunix you go with, you will still be starting at Microsoft's distant tail lights. Windows 95, unlike modern Lunix, was able to autodetect and autoconfig hardware. Windows 95, unlike modern Lunix, was able to install software without requiring the user to move around files manually and edit config files. Windows 95, unlike modern Lunix, would just work.

Maybe someday Lunix will be ready for the desktop, but it sure isn't going to be in 2007. Maybe they need another ten years to catch up to Windows 95?