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Linux Reaches 32% Netbook Market Share

Posted by kdawson on from the one-third-of-world-domination dept.

christian.einfeldt writes "Linux netbooks have captured 32% of the global netbook market, says Jeff Orr, an analyst with consumer computer research firm ABI Research. The largest share of netbook sales is in the Asia-Pacific region, including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, according to Orr. ABI's latest figures align with a statement by Dell executives in February of this year, to the effect that Linux netbooks comprised about 33% of Dell shipments of Dell Inspiron mini 9s netbooks. These data points cast doubt on claims by Microsoft that Windows XP has captured 98% of the netbook market (a figure Microsoft later revised to 93%). In an interview with DesktopLinux.com, Orr made clear that the 32% Linux netbook market share did not include either user-installed Linux or dual-boot systems, but was confined to just pre-installed Linux shipments."

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  1. Thats not surprising! by Murdoch5 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Linux = preformance
    Linux = stability
    Linux = proper OS design
    Linux is the right OS for any job period, windows is used when you want to play solitare or make a spread sheet or even when you want to see an OS crash.

    1. Re:Thats not surprising! by ClosedSource · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      "Linux = proper OS design"

      What do you base this on? Just because Linux isn't Windows doesn't mean it's the poster boy for "proper OS design".

  2. Oh really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Name me a Linux based professional audio workstation on par with Pro Tools, Cubase, Sonar, Logic, Mixcraft, Tracktion, Reaper, etc., and doesn't require me to spend DAYS trying to get low latency drivers to work.

    If you mention Audacity, that shows how little you know about serious audio work, or how your audio editing needs are of elementary quality.

  3. EeePC 701 by LinuxIsGarbage · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I bought an EeePC 701 that came preinstalled with Xandros. Within an hour of bringing it home I started installing WindowsXP. Been a satisfied XP Netbook user ever since.

  4. How many wiped, XP installed? by daBass · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    So how many of these (usually slightly cheaper) Linux netbooks are wiped the moment they get home and an illegal copy of XP put on?

    Or after trying for a while the owner (who had the best intentions) decides they don't like Linux and put an illegal copy of XP on?

    Just sayin'...

  5. Re:A view from Asia-Pacific by ClosedSource · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I don't see how you buying something that you have no intention of using is anything but your own responsibility.

  6. Re:Oblig Simpson Quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!

    I am non-racist, well-adjusted, and think nigger jokes are very funny, at least most of them. What are your feelings about this?

  7. Re:I wonder if many install Windows themselves by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Since you don't seem very technical, here is a tip on the Radeon drivers:

    Caution: The Catalyst(TM) Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework SP1 be installed. Without .NET SP1 installed, the Catalyst(TM) Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.

    That is what a linux person would call a 'dependency'.