Linux Dead: Is Ubuntu Making a Difference?
I often come across articles and commentary from people in the open source world that Ubuntu and Canonical are making a difference in the desktop Linux space and they are a “ball rolling down a hill.” Some examples for your consideration are http://www.muktware.com/a/3/2/29/2010/531 and http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/207859/open-source-has-won-prec.... I thought I would investigate the reality of this to see if Ubuntu is really making a dent as everyone thinks in the desktop OS marketplace.
To start my research, I looked for data on desktop OS market share and found this information from July 2010 at http://mayurkshirsagar.wordpress.com/2010/08/10/consistently-linux-faile...
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