I'd love to see how they measured market share. :) Someone should write and challenge them for the numbers. Luis
On 5/2/05, Dave Neary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Glynn Foster a écrit : > > "The fact is, however, that KDE has the largest market share, and that > > means the majority of our readers probably use KDE most, or use only > > KDE." > > Is this true, though? > > Online polls consistently give KDE a 2:1 advantage over GNOME, but that > is over the relatively small customer base of early-adopter alpha geeks > (or whatever they're called) - the people who read free software news > sites and things like that. > > But it doesn't measure people using a free desktop at work, or in > telecenters, or atr school, who may not know they're using linux, and > certainly don't browse those sites that run online surveys on whether > you're using GNOME or KDE. > > I don't know if there's anything that we can do to change that image, or > redress the bar, or even start changing that trend in online polls to > get it closer to 60/40 or even 50/50. > > It is a little worrying that an online magazine is almost ignoring GNOME... > > > Still, we didn't do too badly with GIMP, Rhythmbox, Gaim and Totem > > articles in there. > > Well, rhythmbox, gaim and totem got 1 page each... It's better than it > could have been, but still. It really does seem like they're a KDE magazine. > > Dave. > > -- > David Neary > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > marketing-list mailing list > marketing-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list > -- marketing-list mailing list marketing-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-list