To me, the "units sold" and "installed base" numbers are guidelines but not real indicators of a particular system's real penetration which is measured in something I'd call "units in daily use by humans." That figure can't be obtained, of course, but one figure that CAN be obtained is the mix of computer operating systems visiting various Web sites with logs that can track the OS in use.
Given that a large majority of machines in human use at any given time are navigating the Internet, that would be at least a useful measurement of the degree of actual market penetration. There are a LOT of WIndows machines (and, I'm sure, old Macs as well) being used for doorstops, paperweights, and lying in landfills and other states of disuse. By that standard, OS X and Linux run 3-5% each and Windows at just about 90%. The stats I find most reliable are these: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp On 6/29/06, Chipp Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 6/29/06, Richard Gaskin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whether or not one agrees with the two dozen governments around the > world who've found Microsoft guilty of sweeping anti-trust violations, > however that market share was acquired there's no denying it exists. No argument here. Microsoft's business practice is deplorable...no, criminal. Mean-spirited as well. You know a corporate culture like theirs is always driven top-down. Makes me wonder what Gates is REALLY going to do with his billions marked for charity. Hmm, perhaps a spot in heaven IS FOR SALE? -Chipp _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
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