Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 2nd Jul 2008 23:50 UTC
CodingExperiments.com posted an interesting article by utilizing the Google Trends system to show the trends in the Linux ecosystem. While these trends don't mean "market share", they are interesting and pretty accurate in terms of what average users care about. According to it, "Ubuntu" might even overtake the word "linux" in Google's searches.
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2008-04-15
I have a tendancy to switch off when ubuntu reviews come up. they've been the same since 5.xx.
All Ubuntu reviews follow the following method.
-heap praise.
-shout about ease of install.
-say how easily it picks up hardware.
-complain that linux has so much work to do if it doesn't install drivers for your particle accellerator automatically.
-heap some more praise about just how easy it all is
-say that it might be ready for full time desktop use one day.
-conclude that this version is the best so far and that ubuntu is already the best distro around.
I think recent converts feel that linux is a battleground in itself. being so used to MS vs everyone they don't realise that as a comminuty nobody really cares why you think Ubuntu is better than Fedora. They just appreciate gaining another linux user.