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invisible on June 27, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Microsoft by the Numbers

It sounds like they're only counting SALES of Linux machines - e.g. bought at Dell or whatnot. I'd assume that means the true 80% number of Linux machines that exist is very difficult to determine. Most of the servers at my company (40+, plus a TON of VMs) are Linux and I'd bet most companies that manage large farms of servers are similar.

rbanffy on June 28, 2010 [–]

That's likely what is happening. My notebook came with Windows 7 installed. Corporate IT installed Vista on it. Now I run Linux.

My netbook at home came with Windows XP. It received a full install of Linux the day I laid my hands on it.

They probably count as three Windows users.

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