Star Windows 7 Hits 3% Market Share, Approaches 4%
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 2nd Nov 2009 23:59 UTC
Windows Windows 7 has been out and about for little over a week now, and as it turns out, Microsoft's new baby is doing relatively well. That is, according to the figures by NetApplications: Windows 7 already reached the 3% mark this weekend, and is already closing in on the 4% mark.
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RE[8]: Windows market share
by lemur2 on Wed 4th Nov 2009 01:34 UTC in reply to "RE[7]: Windows market share"
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" Gimp is more functional than anything in a plain-vanilla installation of Windows 7.
This is like saying that you should by a Toyota because the GM dealership is farther up the street. Oh heavens you have to download an exe and click an install prompt. The vast majority don't care and would rather have the better software selection. It's not like you have to install the software every time you run it. "

The actual comparison that matters is price versus functionality.

(1) Can it do what I need it to do?

(2) Does it do that well?

(3) How much does it cost?

Comapre current versions GIMP versus Photoshop on those three criteria. GIMP spanks Photoshop, primarily on criteria 3, at a small expense on the first two criteria.

Photoshop costs a bomb. It doesn't bring anywhere near enough advantage in functionality or in ease of use to the table to overcome that cost differential.

Edited 2009-11-04 01:43 UTC

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