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Linux Reaches 32% Netbook Market Share
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."
The requirements to run FL Studio compared to Pro Tools or Cubase is huuge. It's like saying SketchUp for hobby stuff works fine, therefore 3ds Max to create models for a hollywood movie will work fine as well (yes, I know Blender etc etc are available on Linux). When you're dealing with serious audio work, you're talking about layers and layers of synths and DSPs running. You NEED every bit of performance out of your machine. Emulation just isn't going to cut it.
You can get Linux to work for a lot of audio work. Ardor is passable/usable for many basic, and some advance stuff. But for truly high-end stuff, nothing comes even close to the commercial programs out on Windows and OSX.