--- Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Richard Shaw wrote: > > On Dec 26, 2007 10:23 AM, Karl Larsen > <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > >> Adel ESSAFI wrote: > >> > >>> Dear list > >>> any one can help me to find an information about > statistics about the > >>> linux and windows presence on PC. I heard that > 98% of PC contain > >>> windows!!! > >>> is it true please? > >>> regards > >>> Adel > >>> > >>> > >> In the mass media places like Wal Mart 100% of > the new computers > >> have Windows installed. So the overall world wide > percentage might be > >> like 98% with 1.5 % Max and .05% Linux. > >> > >> Karl > >> > >> > >> > > Not necessarily true. Walmart sold > Lindows/Linspire PCs and now they are > > selling a low end linux based > > > computer<http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/2235200>which > > they've almost always sold out of. > > > > Richard > > > > > I was guessing based on what I see in my Wal > Mart. I live in Las > Cruces, NM and they must not send any of those here. > > Karl > > > -- > > Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI > Linux User > #450462 http://counter.li.org. > PGP 4208 4D6E 595F 22B9 FF1C ECB6 4A3C 2C54 FE23 > 53A7 > > -- The guys running those WalMarts there in Las Cruces, NM are * OUT OF THEIR MINDS *, In Texas, WalMarts ran out of stock with those $200 computers. They did not have Fedora :(, but they had gOS an ubuntu derivative with Enlightment desktop, I wanted to get one for an aunt but the Walmarts close by ran out and some did not carry them :(. These computers are a big success and there are others at MadTux as well. The story to be continued with $300 laptops, this surely will get more people to look at linux :). Regards, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
