A recent study released by Net
Applications indicates that the market share of Windows among
Internet-connected devices could drop below 90% as soon as the fourth
quarter of this year. This seems to be the same report referred to earlier that showed Linux approaching a 1% use
share.
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Member since:2006-11-17
There is no more usability issue with linux than there is with kernel32.dll or BSD. The issue is in your head. If you are not a developer, you don't have to deal with either linux or kernel32.dll or BSD. On the other hand, I don't see many people complaining about their eeePC not being usable, or their router or their phone or their pre-installed PC. Those complaning that linux is not usable are those who are not developer but still want to patch their kernel with custom made crap. And even doing that is far far far more easy than patching kernel32.dll. Only that MS hides the complexity by not publishing any information anywhere on how you do it doesn't mean it is easy. I suspect thet their code is as complex and as unusable, if not much more than linux.
Edited 2008-07-08 13:54 UTC
Member since:2008-06-26
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2005-07-14
I love how this is posted with a "wow, Linux has nearly 1%!" spin when the article states that Mac OS X is gaining at the expense of Windows. Best selling UNIX variant ever, and there's a reason for that, folks. It works for (almost) everyone (obviously not including the folks who want to hax0r their own kernels, but they're a pretty small minority).
Linux would suck up more of the Windows share if the usability issues (and that includes the issues with the community) could be smoothed over.