It is very hard to estimate. There are probably more accurate figures for web servers, since there are crawlers going round counting gathering stats. The percentage of desktops is likely to be quite small. In making a business case, though, here are some points to perhaps put forward: - a business shouldn't make development decisions solely based on current numbers, but should look at trends. Development is a bit of a gamble on what the future holds. - popularity or numbers of 'seats' is not a guide to profitability or margin on software sold. Oracle doesn't sell on many desktops, and yet they do more than handsomely. - the future of computing may move in directions that require a rethink of business / software processes. For example (not that I'm advocating this) many believe that web based software is the way to go, or that network terminals (thin clients) will be extermely important. Payroll and accounting are areas where a central server, backed by a bureau system, may be born again. Many businesses don't have the expertise to implement this properly, and would welcome a service based system. My 2c. Jamie -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
