Re: [News] Microsoft's Partner Group Says GNU/Linux' Desktop Market Share is 4%

["Phil Da Lick!" <phil_the_lickREMOVETHISSPAMTRAP@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Kent wrote:
> > It's a gradual thing and an overstatement, for sure.
> I don't agree that it's an overstatement.  I've just received Dabs'
> latest catalogue, and guess how many Vista logos there were?  None.  Not
> one.  Clearly, nobody is interested.
>
> How many desktop machines?  Well, maybe one.  Perhaps. 
> How many laptops/mobile devices?  30+
> How many appliances?  Several.  
>
> Of particular note is that latest Archos 605? with integrated GPS.
>
> Times change, requirements change, people change.  Nobody is interested
> in accessing things which are locked into one place, which is the
> fundamental idea behind the "desktop" computer.

Trouble with the IT industry is the buzz is always about the growth. 
Desktops are kinda plateauing at the moment and all the movers and 
shakers have got major cloud bonage syndrome. That doesn't make desktops 
irrelevant.