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[19]: Windows market share
by lemur2 on Thu 5th Nov 2009 11:31 UTC in reply to "RE[18]: Windows market share"
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ABI hasn't released actual numbers, so it's impossible to verify. Domestically, in the US, Linux on netbooks accounts for less than 5% of the market. Which is why I never see anyone running it. As for abroad, it's highly likely that people are paving their netbooks with pirated copies of XP, not running Linux.


Crikey mate, "in the US" is not domestically. I live down under, I'm an Ozzie. Over here, people wipe machines formerly infested with Windows and its copious malware, and install Linux to get them working nicely.

http://www.smartcompany.com.au/information-technology/20090318-koga...

Netbook designed in Australia by user survey, ends up with Ubuntu derivative OS. I'm typing this meassage on a Kogan Agora Pro netbook. It is now running Kubuntu 9.10. Very nicely.

As for worldwide, in the "broadest" of all possible markets, they are not nearly as stupid as the domestic US market, it would seem.

Deal with it.

Edited 2009-11-05 11:50 UTC

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