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What is the Linux market share across all platforms?

coreymgilmore 13y ago
Take a look at this wiki article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_system... Basically: desktop wise linux is small, but smartphone/tablet it is huge. Also, Mark Shuttleworth closed Bug #1 for Ubuntu: Microsoft has a majority market share. It really depends on how you count market share though. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1
- jessaustin 13y ago
  ISTM that bug should not have been closed. From the bug: Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. These conditions still obtain.
  - coreymgilmore 13y ago
    This is true. Very, very true. But then again, go visit a Verizon/ATT store and count the amount of Android vs. Windows phones. Its all about how you count market share.
    - jessaustin 13y ago
      Sure the market has changed so that PC numbers aren't quite so important. But even Android phones have some "proprietary software", don't they?
      - scholia 13y ago
        Android is really a Dalvik VM that runs Java bytecode. You could port it to any OS, and BlueStacks runs it on Windows http://www.bluestacks.com/ http://www.bluestacks.com/
  - beagle3 13y ago
    While this is mostly true in the US (especially if "local store" is Best Buy), things are reasonable compared to when this bug was opened: - WalMart occasionally sells linux boxes - When I lived in New York, B&H often had a laptop-with-linux available. Although I agree that in both cases, the selection, when it is available, is small and often limited to just one model. However - Outside the US, most stores will sell you a "naked" or "freedos" machine, and not charge you for the windows license. It is, in fact, illegal in many countries to force you into a "hardware+software" bundle. Yay for USA freedom. (For corporations, that is)

Take a look at this wiki article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_system... Basically: desktop wise linux is small, but smartphone/tablet it is huge. Also, Mark Shuttleworth closed Bug #1 for Ubuntu: Microsoft has a majority market share. It really depends on how you count market share though. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1

jessaustin 13y ago
ISTM that bug should not have been closed. From the bug: Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. These conditions still obtain.
- coreymgilmore 13y ago
  This is true. Very, very true. But then again, go visit a Verizon/ATT store and count the amount of Android vs. Windows phones. Its all about how you count market share.
  - jessaustin 13y ago
    Sure the market has changed so that PC numbers aren't quite so important. But even Android phones have some "proprietary software", don't they?
    - scholia 13y ago
      Android is really a Dalvik VM that runs Java bytecode. You could port it to any OS, and BlueStacks runs it on Windows http://www.bluestacks.com/ http://www.bluestacks.com/
- beagle3 13y ago
  While this is mostly true in the US (especially if "local store" is Best Buy), things are reasonable compared to when this bug was opened: - WalMart occasionally sells linux boxes - When I lived in New York, B&H often had a laptop-with-linux available. Although I agree that in both cases, the selection, when it is available, is small and often limited to just one model. However - Outside the US, most stores will sell you a "naked" or "freedos" machine, and not charge you for the windows license. It is, in fact, illegal in many countries to force you into a "hardware+software" bundle. Yay for USA freedom. (For corporations, that is)