Star How Many Linux Users Are There? Will We Ever Know?
Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 15th Aug 2008 04:15 UTC, submitted by computerishcat
Linux The traditional market share numbers would say that Linux is currently at less than 1%, but some more recent numbers suggest that it might, in fact, be almost even with the Mac. This all brings the question of how many Linux users are there really? Unfortunately, we may never know. Certainly, there is no way of knowing currently, but it should be possible to at least get a rough estimate.
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RE: Another consideration
by hobgoblin on Fri 15th Aug 2008 04:49 UTC in reply to "Another consideration"
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Another consideration is that almost all confirmed Linux installs would be taking the place of a Windows install; a piece of information that, alone, could double market share estimates.


then there are those that dual-boot or similar...

hmm, do a VM install count at install/use?

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