GNU/Linux Market Share
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* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/11/05/netbooks-lies-refuted/ Confirmed: Microsoft Publicly Lies About Market Share of GNU/Linux] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/11/05/netbooks-lies-refuted/ Confirmed: Microsoft Publicly Lies About Market Share of GNU/Linux] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/08/microsoft-2003-linux-intelligence/ Microsoft’s Highly Confidential GNU/Linux Share Figures (2003)] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/01/08/microsoft-2003-linux-intelligence/ Microsoft’s Highly Confidential GNU/Linux Share Figures (2003)] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2010/09/10/us-oriented-operating-system-surveys/ GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share in the United States Not the Global Share] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2012/08/05/linux-and-foss-gain/ Microsoft is Losing Share in Servers and Desktops, GNU/Linux and FOSS Gain] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2021/01/24/share-of-desktops/ Data Point: GNU/Linux Share in Desktops/Laptops Nearly Tripled in the Past Decade, Peaking This Past Month (All-Time High)] | ||
== Net Applications == | == Net Applications == | ||
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* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/14/net-applications-magnitude-off/ Is Net Applications One Order of Magnitude Off Target?] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/14/net-applications-magnitude-off/ Is Net Applications One Order of Magnitude Off Target?] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2008/07/09/big-lie-web-stats/ Quick Mention: The Big Lie About GNU/Linux ‘Market Share’] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2008/07/09/big-lie-web-stats/ Quick Mention: The Big Lie About GNU/Linux ‘Market Share’] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2011/04/20/commons-lies/ Sources of Endlessly-repeated Lies About GNU/Linux] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2011/06/13/net-applications-doubted/ Mozilla Staff Explains That Net Applications Gives Skewed Firefox Measures] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2012/06/02/net-applications-flaws/ Net Applications: The Mathematics Failing] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2015/10/02/net-applications-and-vista-10/ Microsoft-Connected Firm Net Applications Used to Mislead About Vista 10 Share and Mock GNU/Linux] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2020/09/01/net-applications-fud/ Net Applications Was Always Hostile Towards GNU/Linux (and Close to Microsoft), So Stop Measuring or Assessing 'Market Share' Based on What It Says] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2021/01/11/the-myth-by-net-applications/ 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] | ||
== Other Areas == | == Other Areas == | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2015/10/12/netcraft-gaming/ Microsoft Still Rigging and Gaming Statistics by Taking Over or Registering Dead/Inactive/Parked Domains by the Millions] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/02/netcraft-promotes-microsoft/ Is Netcraft Promoting Microsoft Just Like Net Applications?] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/05/02/netcraft-promotes-microsoft/ Is Netcraft Promoting Microsoft Just Like Net Applications?] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/09/02/net-applications-lies-again/ Microsoft’s Bing Spams Web Sites with Referrer SPAM and Net Applications Lies Again] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/09/02/net-applications-lies-again/ Microsoft’s Bing Spams Web Sites with Referrer SPAM and Net Applications Lies Again] | ||
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* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/20/8-market-share-spin/ If Google Renamed, It Would Gain Another 80% Market Share] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/07/20/8-market-share-spin/ If Google Renamed, It Would Gain Another 80% Market Share] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/23/microsoft-buys-market-share/ Microsoft Buys Market Share, But Still Loses Due to Technical Problems] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/03/23/microsoft-buys-market-share/ Microsoft Buys Market Share, But Still Loses Due to Technical Problems] | ||
| + | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2010/01/11/market-share-lies-mcpmag/ ‘Microsoft Press’ Spreads Delusions About Microsoft’s Position in the Market] | ||
== Some Population-Biased Numbers == | == Some Population-Biased Numbers == | ||
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* [http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/26/ms-rigging-polls/ Microsoft Has Been Rigging Votes/Polls for Ages] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2008/08/26/ms-rigging-polls/ Microsoft Has Been Rigging Votes/Polls for Ages] | ||
* [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/11/18/gnu-linux-has-won/ Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won] | * [http://boycottnovell.com/2009/11/18/gnu-linux-has-won/ Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won] | ||
| + | * [http://techrights.org/2010/11/08/statcounter-bunk-data/ Commentary: StatCounter ‘Global’ Statistics] | ||
| + | * [[comScore]] | ||
Current revision
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.
Contents |
General Articles
- 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)
Net Applications
- 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
Other Areas
- 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
Some Population-Biased Numbers
- 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
- comScore
