GNU/Linux Market Share
One highly controversial subject is the market share of GNU/Linux on the desktop. Fedora claims over 20 million installations and figures belittling GNU/Linux on the desktop usually turn out to be fundamentally biased (by design), Microsoft-funded, population-leaning, and contradicted by simple facts and observations. This page presents a summary on posts on the subject.
Can the of Scale of Linux Adoption Ever be Gauged?
Freedom and the Fallacy of Market Share
Microsoft Accused of Lying About Market Share
Microsoft Fans Still Spread Microsoft’s Lies Against GNU/Linux
Confirmed: Microsoft Publicly Lies About Market Share of GNU/Linux
Microsoft’s Highly Confidential GNU/Linux Share Figures (2003)
GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share in the United States Not the Global Share
Microsoft is Losing Share in Servers and Desktops, GNU/Linux and FOSS Gain
Data Point: GNU/Linux Share in Desktops/Laptops Nearly Tripled in the Past Decade, Peaking This Past Month (All-Time High)
Microsoft and Apple Pay Net Applications (Hitslink)
Net Applications Has Former Microsoft Employee, Also a Microsoft Investor?
Summary: Lies, Damn Lies and Net Applications (Fake ‘Statistics’)
Net Applications Finally Shows It’s Just a Joke: Mac ‘Market Share’ Halved Overnight!
Three New Articles Question Net Applications’ Integrity
Net Applications: the Big Lie, Boosted by IDC|IDG et al
GNU/Linux Market Share is Not 1% (Net Applications Interrogated Further)
Microsoft-Influenced Net Applications Won’t Share Its Data
Is Net Applications One Order of Magnitude Off Target?
Quick Mention: The Big Lie About GNU/Linux ‘Market Share’
Sources of Endlessly-repeated Lies About GNU/Linux
Mozilla Staff Explains That Net Applications Gives Skewed Firefox Measures
Net Applications: The Mathematics Failing
Microsoft-Connected Firm Net Applications Used to Mislead About Vista 10 Share and Mock GNU/Linux
Net Applications Was Always Hostile Towards GNU/Linux (and Close to Microsoft), So Stop Measuring or Assessing 'Market Share' Based on What It Says
As Microsoft Windows Drops to Just 30% Market Share the Microsoft-Connected ‘Net Applications’ Wants You to Think Windows Still Has Over 90% of the Market
Microsoft Still Rigging and Gaming Statistics by Taking Over or Registering Dead/Inactive/Parked Domains by the Millions
Is Netcraft Promoting Microsoft Just Like Net Applications?
Microsoft’s Bing Spams Web Sites with Referrer SPAM and Net Applications Lies Again
Why GNU/Linux is Microsoft’s #1 Desktop Threat, Shareholders Are Finally Being Informed
GNU/Linux Market Share: Why Gartner and IDC Must be Ignored
Windows Mobile Down to Single-Digit Market Share as Linux Grows
If Google Renamed, It Would Gain Another 80% Market Share
Microsoft Buys Market Share, But Still Loses Due to Technical Problems
‘Microsoft Press’ Spreads Delusions About Microsoft’s Position in the Market
GNU/Linux Desktop ‘Market Share’ According to BoycottNovell.com: Around 35%
Off-topic: The ‘Market Share’ Lie
Browser and Operating Systems Statistics
Microsoft Allegedly Pays $500,000,000 for Verizon to Remove Google
Has Microsoft Sent Its Former Employees to Conduct Anti-Google Studies?
Microsoft Has Been Rigging Votes/Polls for Ages
Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won
Commentary: StatCounter ‘Global’ Statistics
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