[clug-talk] Linux and KDE Adoption Rates?

[Aaron J. Seigo]

On Wednesday 23 August 2006 11:01, Jon wrote:
> Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > neither exist in any sort of reliable fashion. various estimates/studies
> > from
>
> Yeah , I hear you. However, that doesn't change the fact that I need
> something. If all I can get is vague indicators and I have to
> extrapolate - then I will.

http://aseigo.blogspot.com/2006/07/measuring-kde-user-base.html

i also saw a report that i can't say much more about (which is really, really, 
really frustrating) that puts desktop linux at 6% in corporate america and 
10% in germany... those numbers are quite a bit larger than any numbers i've 
seen so far, but the study was a random cold-call research study. sadly, the 
(pro-linux) company that got the study done hasn't decided whether or not to 
release it. arg. so while i've -seen- the numbers and the study looks both 
defensible and accurate they are completely useless to me =/

btw, measuring via web usage is pretty much useless for a large number of 
reasons, including the international spread, the number of kde systems that 
aren't on the 'net or used for typical 'net things, the number of people who 
UA spoof, etc, etc, etc...

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Aaron J. Seigo
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