Slidey
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Linux market share is following a consistent linear growth rate (it's at something like 3% at the moment) and Microsoft has repeatedly expressed concern about open source software replacing it. Personally, I've now fully migrated to Ubuntu and I wouldn't go back (the dual-boot rarely gets used except for gaming, which is also catching up).Snaykew said:I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that most people avoid significantly more stable and secure software like Linux and Firefox. Although Firefox is creeping up. Most users probably have no idea what Linux is.
Sure, most people don't know what linux is, but most IT monkeys do so you've got problems when places like banks are using Windows for critical systems and servers because it just shows how clueless they are.
As for Firefox... eh what? Firefox market share in Australia is something like 40%, similar for Europe (50% in some countries and 30% overall), and it's about 25% in America and Canada. Meanwhile Asia and Africa have about 10% adoption, and this is a trend that's generally true for all open source in Asia (including India somewhat).
Just personally, at both TAFE and university, about 3/4 of students I've met use Firefox, while the others are generally happy to switch once you tell them about it.
For those who don't use it or know what it is, go here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
And I found this pretty hilarious:
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Anyway, way to hijack the thread Slidey.
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