Bad marketing undermines Linux netbooks
Over the past couple of days the online media has been full of stories of dissatisfied Linux netbook users returning their computers. Bloggers and journalists quickly picked up on the fact that return rates for Linux-based netbooks were apparently much higher than for Windows.
On the surface of it that is a disturbing number. The obvious conclusion to jump to is that Linux is a failure on netbooks. It’s obvious, isn’t it? No-one wants Linux on their netbook so they’re all rushing to trade them in.
The truth is likely to be a little more … obvious.
Microsoft controls around 90 percent of the market for desktop PC software. The latest NetApplications survey puts Windows’ market share at 90.29 percent. Linux, on the other hand, accounts for just 0.91 percent of the market. Even Apple’s 8.23 percent share makes Linux look like a non-starter.
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