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Linux Reaches 1% Market Share

May 1st, 2009 · Michael Struwig · Featured, Software One comment - Tags: , , , , , , ,
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Linux, for the first time ever, has attained a 1% market share on desktops.

The latest report from MarketShare, available here, from data collected during April clearly shows that whilst Windows and Mac have both declined slightly, Linux has grown in popularity to achieve a 1% overall market share – the most popular it’s ever been in recent history.

There are quite a few reasons why Linux’s share has risen lately. Namely, the global recession is far from over, with users preferring to go free and opensource. Another reason may be that Netbook demand is still as high as ever, with both the ASUS EEE PC and Acer Aspire One running customized versions of Linux (to name but a few). It’s also important to rule out the release of Ubuntu’s latest version, 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) towards the end of April.

Although Linux is still miles away from Mac (which sits at 9.73%), it is no doubt a positive development and is a good sign for the future of Linux and opensource in general.

Microsoft currently remains at the top with a dominating 87.9%.

[via DownloadSquad]

Canonical Planning for Opensource Cloud Computing

March 25th, 2009 · Michael Struwig · Featured, Software 2 comments - Tags: , , , , ,

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Ubuntu has been a firm favourite for me, and for nearly 10 million other people worldwide as the operating system of choice, due to ease-of-use and the unmatched ability to shape and alter the opensource operating system to suite your needs.

Canonical, the founders of Ubuntu, have recently announced that they wish to enter the new and frantic business that is cloud computing.Canonical are doing it with a twist however – It’s being supplied by an opensource company.

Next month, details will be revealed as to how the set-up will work. Nothing else has been said, other than Canonical is not planning to do something revolutionary, but rather in an open and community-based way.