Derek Kalweit wrote: >> "Windows dominance on the client is cracking, according to the latest >> release of Evans Data Corp's North American Development Survey. >> Targeting of the Windows OS has declined by 12% from a year ago, >> continuing a two-year gradual decline. Currently 64.8% of North >> American developers are targeting some version of Windows, as opposed >> to 74% last year and this is expected to drop another 2% in the coming >> year. Although Windows remains the largest market segment, Linux >> targeting has increased by 34% from 8.8% a year ago to 11.8% today." > > If Windows went down 74% to 64.8% and Linux went up 8.8% to 11.8%,
<set anal-retentive on> "down FROM 74 to 64" > that means Linux only got 3% of the 9.2% drop in the windows market-- "only got a third of the 9.2% drop" > where did the rest go? Based on the article, they elude that it's > moving from Windows desktops to "non traditional client devices"... > Does that mean web terminals? pocket PCs? palm pilots? custom > hardware? Pen and paper? Mac? I know, everyone's writing iPod and iPhone stuff!!!!!!!!! :) Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
