> I'd say there is a fair few beginner Linux users who have followed a tutorial on OMGUbuntu or stackexchange who know of VI but will never hear of emacs. Ok.

> I'd say there is a fair few beginner Linux users who have followed a tutorial on OMGUbuntu or stackexchange who know of VI but will never hear of emacs. Ok. But of those people who stick with vi for more than 6 months, how many of them have yet to hear of emacs at that point? Maybe 5%?