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Agreed, with one minor point difference . . .
I believe that the reason you're seeing what you are in China is that since most Windows installations are pirated copies, they get no support. And if you're going to have no support, might as well get an OS that doesn't need that much support in the first place . . .

You also don't have a large market that has used nothing but Windows and doesn't have a very large base of software that requires Windows that they RELY on . . . Once again, OSS (or FOSS) stands a better chance of winning out.

With Windows putting in better anti-piracy methods, I think you're going to see a large move to Linux in places like China (then again, you could see the Government over there actually support pirating Windows . . . wink ).
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Agreed, with one minor point difference . . .  JLHenry | 06/17/09
Not to mention  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
It's called...  zkiwi | 06/17/09
The Kanji character  rikasa | 06/17/09
Je suis de la Nouvelle-Z?lande  zkiwi | 06/18/09
Red Flag - (beat me to it) (nt)  Economister | 06/17/09
Ah  NStalnecker | 06/17/09
Forgot all about that one!!! Good Catch!! (nt)  JLHenry | 06/18/09
Your absolutely lying about Ubuntu, they couldn't gaim market share  lightingrod | 06/17/09
If sarcasm - well done. If not, you're in trouble (nt)  Economister | 06/17/09
He/She's in trouble! (nt)  InAction Man | 06/18/09
Believe me...  yschoo1@... | 06/18/09
lightingrod  carlleigh@... | 06/17/09
LMFO  gnesterenko | 06/18/09
You dont get quality things for free  digish777 | 06/18/09
Exactly! If you want good sunshine or clean fresh air prepare to pay up!  InAction Man | 06/18/09
but how are you measuring " free"?  sunworks | 06/19/09
My Hospital Uses Windows 2k...  windozefreak | 06/19/09
Not Quite  PoohPall | 06/18/09
Awesome.....  spartan2276 | 06/18/09
Maybe  The_Quietman | 06/19/09
LOOK EVERYONE!@#*@)#@!!! HE MENTIONS ME!!@*@*@*@!!  Loverock Davidson | 06/19/09
HI LOVIE, NICE TO SEE YOU FOUND REFERENCE TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE  lightingrod | 06/20/09
A cut and paste of my comment on Dana's blog  Economister | 06/17/09
saying "what happened"? not all of us...  shryko | 06/19/09
Thanks  zkiwi | 06/17/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  olddogv | 06/17/09
I have done the same on my machines..  yschoo1@... | 06/18/09
13 Million Equals...  clindhartsen | 06/17/09
not important anymore  gertruded | 06/18/09
What planet or time are you from?  stano360 | 06/18/09
I think you missed something.  deowll | 06/18/09
13 Million is a Billion $ M$ did not get  pogson | 06/18/09
Gosh, Windows-fans keep saying only 1% for Linux desktops  bswiss | 06/19/09
Also, Android (Linux) on Arm Netbooks outperforms Win7 on Intel.  DonnieBoy | 06/17/09
only "When Android did work"  markbn | 06/17/09
But, did you read that Android on Arm outperforms Win7 on Intel????  DonnieBoy | 06/18/09
Have they released the report already?  markbn | 06/18/09
Problems of not working were due to bleeding edge new hardware, nothing  DonnieBoy | 06/19/09
Your blind optimism is astonishing  de-void | 06/19/09
Well, Windos 7 may work on netbooks, but, it is looking like it will be  DonnieBoy | 06/19/09
Wanna be's  The Management consultant | 06/18/09
Moving on  gertruded | 06/18/09
You need to think again.  deowll | 06/18/09
I'm brazilian and nobody likes Linux here in Brazil  maxgomes | 06/18/09
The vast number of different Brazilian Linux distros prove you wrong!  InAction Man | 06/18/09
The best developers are here, in Brazil  maxgomes | 06/18/09
Americans believe that you get what you pay for  InAction Man | 06/18/09
That is quite a stretch  GuidingLight | 06/18/09
NoAxe, what a strange worldview you have.  nizuse | 06/18/09
One shared by the VAST MAJORITY. You are the tiny minority.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
yawn.  nizuse | 06/18/09
I take it you mean...  zkiwi | 06/18/09
Americans also . . .  JLHenry | 06/19/09
Vast?  Stan57 | 06/18/09
23 Brazilian Linux distros, that IS a vast number, don't you agree?  InAction Man | 06/18/09
why do you need so many distros  thefinisher | 06/18/09
I don't! No one does!  InAction Man | 06/19/09
Duh  Stan57 | 06/19/09
Talented people use linux???hahaha  pcavalcanti | 06/18/09
Read post 9.1.2.1. above  InAction Man | 06/18/09
Sorry, but...  eMJayy | 06/18/09
It Still...  windozefreak | 06/19/09
Re: Sorry, but  Stan57 | 06/19/09
You must be mistaken.  InAction Man | 06/19/09
You got the main idea but this is a sad history....  maxgomes | 06/18/09
Red hat has pretty good support  thefinisher | 06/18/09
He may have a point  PCLinuxOS(user) | 06/21/09
Ubuntu in Brazil  thefinisher | 06/18/09
Google Trends against windows versions  Spats30 | 06/18/09
actually  gnesterenko | 06/18/09
In most countries it would appear to be a major player.  deowll | 06/18/09
And its still. not even a minor player  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
No_Ax  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
Good luck on that!  B.O.F.H. | 06/18/09
A small analogy  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
I've never written that MS is 'evil'  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
But, its no one's job to show them the Quad  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
I am suggesting  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
And the facts disagree...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
Other than one Wal-Mart example  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
@Dietrich  eb276 | 06/18/09
@eb276: hmmmmmm. hmmmmmmmm. wink  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
@Dietrich  InAction Man | 06/18/09
@InactionMan: I see what you mean. But I am not sure.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
@Dietrich  eb276 | 06/18/09
@eb276: Oh yes. Of course. I remember now. How are you Earl?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
@Dietrich  eb276 | 06/18/09
@eb276: Doing well. Thank you so much for asking.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
However...  zkiwi | 06/18/09
Spurious  daengbo | 06/19/09
Just not true  stano360 | 06/18/09
ubuntu  kikl | 06/18/09
Tell it like it is kikl!!!!!!!!! happy  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
nd yet, no one wants it and is why it only has 1%  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
Close but not quite  stano360 | 06/18/09
Hold Your Breath...  windozefreak | 06/19/09
Sorry Christopher, you are attempting to legitimize  GuidingLight | 06/18/09
Agreed, it doesn't even rate as a minor player.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
The more you talk, the more wrong you are.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
Yes, I would like to clarify  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
No, you are wrong  eb276 | 06/18/09
They took the chance, it FAILED. End of story.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
Can't, Linux FAILED in retail stores and was tossed out.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
And why do you hide from the fact 80% of PCs  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/18/09
That's zero (0) citations so far. Any takers?  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
You would have better luck with on-line sources.  B.O.F.H. | 06/18/09
Thanks B.O.F.H. Citation Count stands at zero (0)  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
The install process with Ubuntu is sort of unique.  B.O.F.H. | 06/18/09
Not sure I follow you. Clarify please on:  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
During the set-up/install process, only a user account is created.  B.O.F.H. | 06/18/09
Learn more  daengbo | 06/19/09
Thanks daengbo, I will have to try that out!  B.O.F.H. | 06/19/09
Dell is the answer  kikl | 06/18/09
That was the right answer to the wrong question. But you get credit  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/18/09
spot on!  kikl | 06/18/09
Well less than Minor !!  Aussie_Troll | 06/18/09
Locally correct, Globally wrong  Narg | 06/18/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  oscare.ramirezp | 06/18/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  deefburger | 06/18/09
America is not the world  nickpotgieter | 06/18/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  taylorjh1@... | 06/18/09
Inteligent techies  mist27@... | 06/18/09
Troll money  tonymcs@... | 06/18/09
Entire state Govts in India use Ubuntu  iRMX | 06/18/09
Applications, Applications, Applications  Kaiwai | 06/18/09
route account / sudo  kikl | 06/19/09
Good point. One small nit  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/19/09
Average user Applications  kikl | 06/19/09
Re: Average user Applications  notsofast | 06/19/09
RE: Applications  Stan57 | 06/19/09
Guys, please hink outside the box, USA is not the whole world!  washington.rodriguez | 06/19/09
Hurray for washington.rodriguez!!!!!!!!! Good Point.  Dietrich T. Schmitz | 06/19/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  Loverock Davidson | 06/19/09
Your posts get deleted  nizuse | 06/19/09
Doing charity again?  InAction Man | 06/20/09
If you are not from the US and you want to trust an American company ....  Felix Derzhinsky | 06/20/09
Re: 80% and other "Facts"  grax | 06/20/09
Agreed  shoshonski | 06/20/09
Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  interested_amateur@... | 06/20/09
About time!!  Nookawarra | 07/01/09
Ubuntu is very popular in Brazil  renatobovo@... | 06/21/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  jfreedle2@... | 06/25/09
Because it's Free - Or Very Cheap  jpr75_z | 07/06/09
red flag linux, nobody cares and nobody uses  FADS_z | 07/06/09
Ubuntu vs 7 Ultimate  wrcflier@... | 07/06/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  ditkazbearz | 07/06/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  ditkazbearz | 07/06/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  sailor 2001 | 07/07/09
Ubuntu? What's that. Something that runs a toaster perhaps?  transposeIT | 07/15/09
RE: Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States  gregzeng@... | 11/17/09

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