![]() I believe they tried an Opt In to track kernel updates from unique installs. This same problem would affect your method, even if updates were not being cached. Perhaps unique IP addresses accessing the firefox extensions page?Įven then, in just my domestic situation, there are four (sometimes five) machines using the same IP address via NAT. Firefox’s own figures would then tend to show a far heavier use of the Windows version of firefox than any other version as a result. Perhaps not accurate in a business situation, where updates would be cached to a local server, and the software set stays the same all the time, but a good estimate of home market share.Ī similar approach sort-of works for firefox update … except that many Linux users get firefox (or perhaps iceweasle) via their distribution’s repository, and hence cannot use “firefox update”. ![]() It would count how many people are either getting updates, or downloading new software. Count the number of unique IP addresses accessing the software repositories each day, average it out over about six months, and you’ll have a reliable, though probably underestimated, statistic. Traffic statistics on the software repository servers. I have a suggestion on how we can get a more accurate description of how many Linux users there are. The only install I have done to “replace” a Windows install is on a refurbished (second hand) laptop … even then I got the supplier to wipe the disk of Windows prior to delivery and I got $50 off the price! It costs about half of the price of an equivalent Vista box from the store, it takes no longer after purchase to assemble and set up with all your required applications, and it is three or four times as functional. Normally I buy an “update kit” (motherboard, case with power supply, memory and CPU) and I add a blank hard disk, optical drive, and video card (if I didn’t already have these) … then I install Linux from a liveCD. Only one of the many Linux installs I have done are taking the place of a Windows install. Another consideration is that almost all confirmed Linux installs would be taking the place of a Windows install a piece of information that, alone, could double market share estimates.
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