Linux at 1 percent?! Ha! It's more like 45 percent

May 05, 2009, 22:02 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Sean Michael Kerner)

"Yes I know I'm comparing apples to oranges (no pun intended on the apple and penguins don't eat oranges). The 1 percent number is a reflection of a general web user base and it is interesting to see. On enthusiast sites (and tech news sites) the Linux users number are likely somewhat higher.

"Looking into the future just a little, it's easy to see how the Linux desktop number will shift dramatically between now and 2011.

"Here are two reasons:"

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