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Hewlett-Packard plans to launch Linux-based PCs in Asia | |
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| Time: 09:55 EST/14:55 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to become the first company to trumpet personal computers that run the freely distributed Linux operating system in Asia, HP's Japanese unit said Tuesday. Other details, such as when the sales will begin, haven't been set yet. The move by HP, the world's largest PC maker with a global market share of about 17 percent, could be a threat to Microsoft Corp., maker of the leading Windows operating system. For its Linux PCs, HP "will target emerging markets, where Windows PCs are not used so widely," an HP spokesman told Dow Jones Newswires. But, he added, "We don't know whether we will sell them here in Japan." | ||
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| #1 By 665 (12.145.237.148) at 3/16/2004 10:04:29 AM |
| I think Asia is the one place where Linux could probably make the most headway. |
| #2 By 19992 (164.214.4.61) at 3/16/2004 11:46:45 AM |
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#2 not necessarily. 5% of desktop sales in any given quarter is not enough to affect the Google numbers in any significant way. Also, Zeitgeist is not based on a per machine basis, rather each hit is counted as another machine, so it's possible that Windows users need to google information more than Linux users...
Where did you come up with the 80% of Linux machines are running pirated Windows from? |
| #3 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 3/16/2004 12:10:16 PM |
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baarod, are you forgetting that even though I may run Mac OS X and Linux, I am reporting myself to Google as running Windows?
Duh... duh, duh..... dumb! |
| #4 By 37 (67.38.160.172) at 3/16/2004 12:56:29 PM |
| I know of MANY *.nix users that use Opera and report themselves as running IE. Too funny. |
| #5 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 3/16/2004 1:17:43 PM |
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Yes, a user agent string represents my truest, deepest, innermost feelings and sense of self.
Duh... duh, duh..... DUMB! |
| #6 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 3/16/2004 1:19:02 PM |
| Will you at least admit that all of your blather about gauging user/market share is completely meaningless? |
| #7 By 19992 (164.214.4.61) at 3/16/2004 3:37:40 PM |
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baarod
5% per quarter for Linux would have aided your side of the arguement far more than mine. The point of my post is that Google is not an accurate litmus of market share or install base. Your numbers are faulty, when did Linux claim 5% market share? Here are some facts: 2003 - 3.2% 2002 - 2.8% The numbers get smaller the further back you go. None of those looks like a 5% to me. For Linux to be running on 1% of all the machines out there (Since you seem to feel the Zeitgeist numbers reflect individual machines) it would have to be running on 550 million desktops (about 5X of all PCs sold last year). Maybe you should rethink your numbers and try providing facts when you post next time. As for my contention of Linux users using Google less than Windows users, what I said was Zeitgeist is not based on a per machine basis, rather each hit is counted as another machine, so it's possible that Windows users need to google information more than Linux users This was done to help you understand the difference between a machine and a hit on a web page. If you plan to make an authoritative post, make sure you can back it up. I can back up my position on this. All you have proven is that when questioned you decide to attack the other person. If you want to reasonably discuss this go ahead and respond, I'm more than willing to argue with you, but to reduce to name calling is juvenile at best. |
| #8 By 19992 (68.169.46.164) at 3/16/2004 6:32:36 PM |
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No Linux user would be caught dead using MSN. Therefore a logical assumption is that Windows users are overrepresented on MSN and therefore underrepresented on Google.
I'm not sure the one completely relates to the other. I'll grant that it is likely that this is the case, but I wouldn't stake any money on it. |
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