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It actually makes no difference. Competitors fight for money in a market. Whoever makes less mistake then grabs more gold. It feels like baseball games between

It actually makes no difference. Competitors fight for money in a market. Whoever makes less mistake then grabs more gold. It feels like baseball games between Red Sox and Yankees. But this game will never ends until PC fades. We should cross check market share change of Linux Desktop at the same time. I think due to Vista's snafu, both Linux Desktop and OS X gain market shares. But it seems OS X grabs much more than Linux Desktop does.

iron_ball 18y ago
And that's totally bizarre, because I've seen people wearing Linux-branded portable music players everywhere, and I've seen Linux distro logos in major motions pictures and even Metal Gear Solid 4. Given Linux's all-encompassing focus on making their software beautiful and easy to use, and their extensive TV and print ad campaigns, I'm amazed we haven't seen a major uptick in installs.
- eugenejen 18y ago
  Are you serious or being irony? Your last paragraph makes senses if you replace Linux to OS x. At least in U.S. :-) We often thought marketing doesn't matter to tech product. But I think marketing matters. But even marketing matters, if the product doesn't match expectation, the product will not go anywhere. The best marketing is done by users. When people see others constantly use Windows XP, they use Windows XP. When people see others use iPod, they use it. When people see others use Google, they use Google. It may be a herd effect. But most users don't care the subtlety. They have too much to worry in their life. Gadget, personal computer, Internet are just part of their life.
- st3fan 18y ago
  """Given Linux's all-encompassing focus on making their software beautiful and easy to use""" Personally I find Linux desktops to be extremely frustrating, buggy, inconsistent and not well designed. Many applications are ugly. If you live in a terminal/firefox world you probably won't notice this though :-) S.
  - wheels 18y ago
    Whoosh!
- daniel-cussen 18y ago
  I remember trying to install Linux...on my particular computer, it took ages, and never really worked.
  - convolver 18y ago
    ...

iron_ball 18y ago

And that's totally bizarre, because I've seen people wearing Linux-branded portable music players everywhere, and I've seen Linux distro logos in major motions pictures and even Metal Gear Solid 4. Given Linux's all-encompassing focus on making their software beautiful and easy to use, and their extensive TV and print ad campaigns, I'm amazed we haven't seen a major uptick in installs.

eugenejen 18y ago
Are you serious or being irony? Your last paragraph makes senses if you replace Linux to OS x. At least in U.S. :-) We often thought marketing doesn't matter to tech product. But I think marketing matters. But even marketing matters, if the product doesn't match expectation, the product will not go anywhere. The best marketing is done by users. When people see others constantly use Windows XP, they use Windows XP. When people see others use iPod, they use it. When people see others use Google, they use Google. It may be a herd effect. But most users don't care the subtlety. They have too much to worry in their life. Gadget, personal computer, Internet are just part of their life.
st3fan 18y ago
"""Given Linux's all-encompassing focus on making their software beautiful and easy to use""" Personally I find Linux desktops to be extremely frustrating, buggy, inconsistent and not well designed. Many applications are ugly. If you live in a terminal/firefox world you probably won't notice this though :-) S.
- wheels 18y ago
  Whoosh!
daniel-cussen 18y ago
I remember trying to install Linux...on my particular computer, it took ages, and never really worked.
- convolver 18y ago
  ...