Debunking the 1% Myth

Posted by caitlyn on Sep 8, 2010 7:20 AM EDT
O'Reilly Broadcast; By Caitlyn Martin
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It seems like almost every day someone in the tech press or someone commenting in a technical forum will claim that Linux adoption on the desktop (including laptops) is insignificant. The number that is thrown around is 1%. These claims are even repeated by some who advocate for Linux adoption. Both the idea that Linux market share on the desktop is insignificant and the 1% figure are simply false and have been for many years.

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This "debate" was summarized nicely a couple years ago... bigg 5 1,598 Sep 10, 2010 9:13 PM
broken quote cr 20 3,034 Sep 9, 2010 5:35 PM

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