Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 19, 2002 07:33 PM
>But on the other side on the coin, as long as Linux remains so elusive on the desktop and is so frequently undercounted, it means that its spread can easily be pooh-poohed and half ignored by a certain company that dominates the desktop operating system market so heavily that the U.S. government has taken it to court over its improper use of that monopoly.
And you don't think one of those companies buying the detailed report from IDC is this certain company. My guess is that MS has a better picture of the Linux penetration on the desktop market than most companies/people (of course they won't disclose their information as it is their interest to picture Linux as a small minority - geek OS).
I think it is our (Linux users) interest to as accurate a picture of the Linux desktop penetration as possible since the estimates are probably lower than the real penetration.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 19, 2002 07:33 PMAnd you don't think one of those companies buying the detailed report from IDC is this certain company. My guess is that MS has a better picture of the Linux penetration on the desktop market than most companies/people (of course they won't disclose their information as it is their interest to picture Linux as a small minority - geek OS).
I think it is our (Linux users) interest to as accurate a picture of the Linux desktop penetration as possible since the estimates are probably lower than the real penetration.
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