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VIRTUALISATION Desktop Linux great white hope hits the canvas
VIRTUALISATION Desktop Linux great white hope hits the canvas | Desktop Linux great white hope hits the canvas |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Wednesday, 29 April 2009 | |
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Yesterday, iTWire specialist Linux writer David M Williams wrote a story in which he predicted a gloomy future for Linux on netbooks, based on interviews with local Dell and Asus representatives. Williams learned that Linux did not figure in the future plans of either vendor in Australia. In response to his story, Williams, a staunch desktop Linux advocate received comments such as this one: "Your sources ..... are Australia-based representatives, so they speak only for a regional market. Your sad news applies to a demographic with borders. "According to those who speak for the worldwide market, consumer Linux is doing well. Canonical's director of business development (Chris Kenyon), the CEO of ASUS (Jerry Shen), and Dell's consumer group representative in the US (Jay Pinkert) all report that about 30% of the global netbook market is owned by Linux." Can this be true? Is it only Australia where netbook Linux market share is shrinking? Does Linux continue to hold a 30% share of the global netbook space? CONTINUED Page 2 |
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