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bysammy baby ( 14909 ) writes:
The zealot faithful are already foaming at the mouth at this report. But what's so surprising about it? All it really says is that of the PCs purchased with Linux pre-installed on them, 40% of them will be modified to run some variant of Windows (possibly in a dual boot configuration) without being within the terms of the EULA. This probably includes transferring OEM licenses to other computers (which, if memory serves, is against the terms of the EULA).
I can't find the report on Gartner's site [gartner.com] and therefore can't say anything about its methodology. (And if the report isn't free, I ain't shelling out the bucks for it.) But it strikes me as telling that of the people rending their clothes and screaming here, very few of them are actually arguing with their numbers beyond saying that it's "justified," or "MSFT gets what's coming to them," or "this is offset by," etc.
Oh, and by the way: the headline is stupid and wrong.
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bysammy baby ( 14909 ) writes:
I've just reread your post three times, and I can't for the life of me think what point you're trying to make. Unless it's to say that a bunch of people from Microsoft are going to say that Linux is just a mechanism of theft for Windows, which, let's face it, they've been saying for a while now.
So, okay, I'll bite. Exactly what about the report do you think is wrong?
bybigpat ( 158134 ) writes:
I haven't read it, but does the report also consider those PCs that came with Windows initially, but will have Linux installed afterwards? That's what I have done the last few times with my Dell Dimension Desktops and it still seems to be the easiest or cheapest option for getting a Linux PC most of the time.
To only estimate movement to one side and not the reverse would fail the test of truthfullness, or at least thouroughness.
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