Links 06/12/2008: GNU/Linux Market Share Exceeds Apple's?
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-12-06 11:19:23 UTC
- Modified: 2008-12-06 11:19:23 UTC
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- Playing the numbers game 2008: number of Linux installations world wide
Given that Fedora/Red Hat has roughly 10% and also roughly 10 million users together (which in fact seems like a at least slightly realistic data base, given the facts), the total number of Linux users world wide would sum up to 100 million Linux users. Nice.
That would leave Mac OS far behind, which is however not that surprising: Mac OS is hardly used in Offices or the government outside the US, and it is far easier to give Linux a try and keep it as a dual boot option besides a Windows installation. Also, the EU governments are pushing Linux quite a lot, and many companies and governments indeed switch to Linux right now or already switched over in the client space for some of the day-to-day workstations.
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2008-12-06 14:30:49
Google is a large enough company to peer and get the rate telcos actually value their service at. The rest of us are paying through the nose for state protected monopoly service. Telcos should be glad that companies like Google have created a demand for ISP service at monopoly rates. The rest of us are waiting for Google and others to use whitespace spectrum to finally eliminate the last mile barrier. At that point, we will all get fair bandwith rates and surviving telcos won't be able to point to one rape to justify another.