| said by Dogfather:With so many people claiming to be downloading Linux distros, you would think they would have more than an asterisk for desktop market share LOL. First, many people download to try. They may or may not keep a given distro. When a new version of Ubuntu comes out, I'm sure a fair number of Mandriva users download an image to see what's going on on the other side of the fence. People want to know if they're missing out on something their distro isn't offering.
Also, some folks are on the verge of making the leap to Linux, but they may be waiting for just the right distro to come along.
Finally, many downloads are done by people upgrading to the latest version. They may do this because they want a clean install rather than upgrading an old version.
And although Linux on the desktop isn't widespread, many servers run it, and server admins are just as likely to get it via BT as are home users. |
