The author is actually spreading some of those common myths
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| caitlyn May 22, 2011 12:45 PM EDT |
My response/comment, which I did add to his article: You are actually spreading some common myths about Linux. First, you say "That said, Linux’s market share still stands at a meager 2%..." That's a false statement no matter how you define market share. Depending on who you believe Linux stands somewhere between 35-40% of the server market, with Linux plus UNIX holding the majority since 1999. On the desktop the 2% number is much lower than even Microsoft claims for Linux. See: http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2010/09/debunking-the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_adoption The actual number is probably still under 10%. You state "Why are many people switching to an operating system that is not only free but is not even backed by any multi-million dollar corporation?" Linux isn't backed by any one multi-million dollar corporation but rather by many such corporations. Red Hat revenue is expect to eclipse $1 billion this year. Look at the Linux Foundation membership and corporate investment in Linux by companies like Intel, HP and IBM. It seems like you've bought into some of the popular FUD about Linux as well. |
| skelband May 22, 2011 4:17 PM EDT |
@caitlyn: Agreed That doesn't even include the numerous embedded applications or the prevalence in the supercomputer environment. |
| Jeff91 May 22, 2011 6:32 PM EDT |
He lost me when he said Fedora was developed with the non-technical user in mind. ~Jeff |
| nikkels May 22, 2011 9:07 PM EDT |
Linux sucks because it has only 2-3 % market share.
Mercedes Benz sucks too, as it has only 3% market share.
Spinach sucks too.........ask any kid.
Going to school sucks...........ask the kids.
Abstinence sucks .. .ask anyone OK..... OK,.... I am going ! .....to have my 1st cup of coffee for the day. Maybe I stop rambling. :-) |
| dba477 May 23, 2011 12:06 PM EDT |
> Linux is for everyone. While Linux based distributions like Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Fedora are developed with the non-technical user in mind Yes. He lost me too. F15 is a bleeding edge distro. Linux is not for everyone, but Windows is. Ubuntu is always attractive for development, because on Fedora everything has been already done. |
| jezuch May 23, 2011 4:33 PM EDT |
Windows is not for everyone. Counterexample: Windows is not for me. QED. ;) |
| BernardSwiss May 23, 2011 6:17 PM EDT |
Windows is not for everyone -- and I think help enough friends and acquaintances with their Windows to be entitled to an opinion on the matter. Windows is marketed for everyone, That's not actually the same thing; but unfortunately, the marketing has been so long-running and so pervasive (and so reflected in other aspects of media) that most believe it -- their own, contrary experience not withstanding. |
| JaseP May 25, 2011 9:31 AM EDT |
My friends, family & co-workers know me to use (GNU)Linux, see the amazing things I can do with it, & still wont switch. People have a herd mentality (& not a HURD mentality, wink-wink). They need motivation to switch, unless they are independent, confident and strong willed. The independent, confident and strong willed make up, at most, 10-15% of the population. The rest will follow their poorly chosen masters (political, corporate, social, religious, whatever) off the cliff like lemmings. |
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