[dba-Tech] PCs are here to stay

Good point.

Considering the Linux has been the private preserve of real tech heads, for
years, it now so completely dominates the Server market and almost 100
percent of the super-computer market. All the growth has happened without
the help of an advertisers and marketers of any kind.

Microsoft has had the benefit of a huge marketing team. Their costs of
advertising is millions a day and having hardware manufactures signed to
contracts that obligates them to install Windows on all their computers has
been a very successful formula. Given this scenario I would expect Windows
to be well ahead.

I am a tech contractor and though much of my now limited work is in Windows
PCs, I am also responsible to give my clients all the options that are
available them, without prejudice. I am not cheering for Microsoft, Apple,
Google or Linux. I am definitely not part of a Fanboz club, for any product
and if one product gives the client what they need at the price they can
afford, so be it.

As for the Linux growth market, small though it may be, it has shown growth
of over 64 percent in nine months...more than any other OS. Below is an
interesting link:

http://www.zdnet.com/amazons-top-selling-laptop-doesnt-run-windows-or-mac-os
-it-runs-linux-7000009433/

As a business person, if I did not take advantage of the vacuum caused by
Windows 8, I would be seriously remiss. Our jobs are not to sell products
but to sell solutions whether it is our personal preference or not.

Jim 
  

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Shamil
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] PCs are here to stay

 Hi Jim --

Thank you for your notice.

<<<
Because of this Linux has seen remarkable growth in  adoption.
>>>
But how remarkable that growth is? - percent of Linux vs. Windows 8
installed on the new PCs sold worldwide in the fall of the year 2012?

Thank you.

-- Shamil


Воскресенье, 13 января 2013, 20:48 -08:00 от "Jim Lawrence"
<accessd at shaw.ca>:
>One major factoid in amongst all the hype about the ever expanding Tablet
>and Smartphone market is the PC market is remaining absolutely stable.
>
>Just because its popularity is dropping in comparison to other growing
>products does not mean it sales are dropping; it is just that other
products
>sales are growing and more users are coming to the market. What is
happening
>is that PC sales are still in the millions.
>
>With Windows basically abandoning the PC, by either demanding users move to
>Windows 8 and by stopping the sales of Windows 7, it has left a big vacuum
>in Operating Systems. Because of this Linux has seen remarkable growth in
>adoption.
>
>Today, I spoke with a fellow who had the pleasure and took the risk of
>allowing Ubuntu Linux 12.4, on half his network. He now wants me to have a
>talk with two more of his business friends about various Linux options,
>maybe sometime next week. These sites may seem small but put together with
>thousands of non-aligned techs through out the country the impact will be
>substantial...
>
>...And the truth is, once people step over into the Linux world, find it is
>all they need, enjoy the price and the rock-solid stability, they are
>unlikely to come back for anything less. Windows has done the Linux world a
>wonderful service and they deserve a hardy thank you.
>
>Jim