It's difficult to tell (of course) but anecdotal evidence says that linux has overtaken Mac on the desktop. Bear in mind that linux browsers often identify themselves as IE in order to fool stupid sites in to working :-(
Oh - and we're *guaranteed* a massive collision in server space within the next 18 months or so ... Linux is at 25% of the market and growing at 50% a year, Windows is still nudging slowly upwards and at 55%. Obviously, if the market itself grows, then this combination of figures could be sustained a bit longer, but absent that the alternatives will have disappeared and linux and windows will be the only games in town - and we've had a couple of high-profile "windows to linux" conversions hit the news headlines in the last couple of weeks here - for example, John Lewis are quoted as saying "we ported because Windows couldn't cope with the growth in demand" :-) Just as MS is using its grip on the client to push into the server room, expect linux to do it the other way round ... Cheers, Wol -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 April 2004 04:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: What client platform do YOU use (Parallel to GUI thread) > SO, I think to myself, I wonder what the REAL numbers are?. According to http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html Windows 90%+ Mac 4% Linux 1% If anything over the last few years windows market share has been increasing as mac which used to be in excess of 5% fades slightly - Robert **************************************************************************** This transmission is intended for the named recipient only. It may contain private and confidential information. If this has come to you in error you must not act on anything disclosed in it, nor must you copy it, modify it, disseminate it in any way, or show it to anyone. Please e-mail the sender to inform us of the transmission error or telephone ECA International immediately and delete the e-mail from your information system. Telephone numbers for ECA International offices are: Sydney +61 (0)2 9911 7799, Hong Kong + 852 2121 2388, London +44 (0)20 7351 5000 and New York +1 212 582 2333. **************************************************************************** -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
