The only real valid statistic for Vista vs Linux is in the desktop market. Linux last I looked held about 4-5% of the market, hardly enough to substantiate significant market penetration or user perception(in the U.S those numbers are even lower). The remaining 95-96% of desktop usage obviously is dedicated by multiple percentages(greater than Linux) to Msft, Apple, and any remaining yet relatively unknown or rarely used fringe o/s.
Anything beyond the confines of the above comparison when applicable to this forum(Vista) would seem to be opinion and not fact.
It would be easy to spout that Linux has made significant inroads in the server market and most would be true at the expense of Msft, though that would not be a Vista vs Linux but a Windows2003 server vs Linux comparison. Recent short term comparisions of those two products(IDC) indicate at least for the first quarter of 2007 year over year growth that Msft revenue grew faster than Linux(10.4 vs 10%) with Windows accounting for ~39% and Linux for ~13% of all server revenue. Once again, none of this is applicable to a Vista vs Linux comparison.
Lies, no...statistics, yes.... that you should easily be capable of finding on your own.
...winston
: Frank wrote:
: > Alias wrote:
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: > Actually, you're the one who is scared sh*tless as evidenced by your
: > inability to reconcile the fact that since Vista came out linux has lost
: > market share and will continue to lose market share.
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: A lie.
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: > Nobody, an apparently not even you, believes the lies you keep posting.
: > Frank
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: Another lie.
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: Alias