New Linux User » opinion http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser Linux Tips - Information for Using Linux Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Of Percentages http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/of-percentages/ http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/of-percentages/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:19:40 +0000 Clair Ching http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/?p=1065 Post from: New Linux User

]]> The battle between Linux and Windows over the netbook market share has been the hot topic this week. So does Windows really have 96% share? Or is it less than that?
Linux & Windows

Linux & Windows

Who’s got the actual figures? I don’t. But does it bother me? No, because I believe that it’s way too complicated to base figures on any particular report considering that there might be more factors involved but are not mentioned.

Ah yes. The wonderful world of online news. We get bombarded by all these information but at the end of the day what is the relevance of all these things to new users? That 96% thing of Microsoft might persuade new Linux users to go back to Windows, it might tell them “Hey, you! Go back and join the bandwagon.” But it’s probably not all true. For one thing, I too might look like one of the people who became part of the 96% who have bought Windows-powered netbooks.

In any case, as Linux users those figures will be there whether we make a switch back to Windows or something. And I have to agree that there are some things that users have to overcome to be protective. So whatever that operating system is, it might happen anyway. But developers and advocates of Linux have a long list to overcome. So do we. That’s why we need to keep trying anyway.

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