I went back to Ian Murdock, son. Good reason for that. I know that Ian uses[1] the word Linux to mean the whole operating system, just as I do. What are you blathering on about.
You are sorely underestimating the power of the iOS installed base. ~1 billion active users.
Android still sells over 1 billion handsets per year even with the flat smartphone market. What do you think that's going to do to Apple's installed base?
Well, Apple's marketshare increases, Android's drops.Everyone but you gets the picture.
Really? Android has now reached 88% worldwide market share and still climbing, how does that square with your wishful thinking?
Correlation is not causation, you think big OEMs aren't offering PCs with Linux because of OEM lock-in
I didn't say that at all, troll. I said that when OEMs do offer Linux, which is quite often these days, they do not offer it on configurations that you can directly compare. Microsoft enforces this because Microsoft doesn't want customers to be able to easily determine the exact Windows tax they are paying.
They dont have OEM control, nor do they need it. All the big OEMs have at one time or another sold Linux...
No, you're wrong, they still do it, they are just marginally more subtle about it. Try and find a big OEM that sells a Linux system running the exact same hardware as their Windows box. Try and find a big OEM win a configuration menu that lets you select Windows or Linux. You can't because Microsoft contractually prevents it, using the same old thugish license pricing threats they always used.
Microsoft still enjoys significant lock-in with office software, games and OEM control. Microsoft's revenue is still increasing while its operating costs are not. I would not call that steep decline. Maybe later.
You are sorely underestimating the power of the iOS installed base. ~1 billion active users.
Android still sells over 1 billion handsets per year even with the flat smartphone market. What do you think that's going to do to Apple's installed base?
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Oh snap, we're hugged. Golly gee land sakes alive.
I don't 'act' professional, I am professional.
Professional troll.
I went back to Ian Murdock, son. Good reason for that. I know that Ian uses[1] the word Linux to mean the whole operating system, just as I do. What are you blathering on about.
[1] Used, because he is no longer
Equal time for crackpots I say! (No I don't.)
This is just to announce the imminent completion of a brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Linux Release -- Ian Murdock
Seems rather well established as a crackpot.
Worldwide domination is not done until Apple kisses the ring or dies. Actually, it would not be particularly hard to port I-os and OS-x to Linux.
Linux was the kernel. That is, before it grew up to take over the world. Now Linux is considerably more than a kernel.
Yah, no. Linux kernel is a kernel. Debian Linux is a Linux distribution.
Looking forward to single digit I-phone share
George HW Bush ushered in the era of Republican smear campaigns, that's his legacy.
Poster child for the Apple community ------^
12% global share is eensy weesny. The slightest bit of downside price pressure translates to big revenue collapse. Merry Christmas.
You're quite the denier.
As you know, Apple just cut back its I-phone parts orders by 30%. Merry Christmas to you too.
Fact: Apple global smartphone share = 12%
You are sorely underestimating the power of the iOS installed base. ~1 billion active users.
Android still sells over 1 billion handsets per year even with the flat smartphone market. What do you think that's going to do to Apple's installed base?
Well, Apple's marketshare increases, Android's drops.Everyone but you gets the picture.
Really? Android has now reached 88% worldwide market share and still climbing, how does that square with your wishful thinking?
What happened to that trillion dollar market cap?
Correlation is not causation, you think big OEMs aren't offering PCs with Linux because of OEM lock-in
I didn't say that at all, troll. I said that when OEMs do offer Linux, which is quite often these days, they do not offer it on configurations that you can directly compare. Microsoft enforces this because Microsoft doesn't want customers to be able to easily determine the exact Windows tax they are paying.
The more Apple shrinks, the better for everyone.
They dont have OEM control, nor do they need it. All the big OEMs have at one time or another sold Linux...
No, you're wrong, they still do it, they are just marginally more subtle about it. Try and find a big OEM that sells a Linux system running the exact same hardware as their Windows box. Try and find a big OEM win a configuration menu that lets you select Windows or Linux. You can't because Microsoft contractually prevents it, using the same old thugish license pricing threats they always used.
Shrink, shrink, shrinking away.
Microsoft still enjoys significant lock-in with office software, games and OEM control. Microsoft's revenue is still increasing while its operating costs are not. I would not call that steep decline. Maybe later.
You are sorely underestimating the power of the iOS installed base. ~1 billion active users.
Android still sells over 1 billion handsets per year even with the flat smartphone market. What do you think that's going to do to Apple's installed base?
Apple failed to defend its smartphone monopoly (luckily for everybody) while Microsoft did defend its PC monopoly (unluckily for everybody).