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[Brent Frère]

De même que celle-ci:
> A very important point: lots of statistics are based on SALES of OS 
> licenses. They are usually called "OS market share". You don't need to 
> be a genius to understand then that only a small subset of the 
> actually Linux-running computers are counted: the one's running an 
> official, registered copy of RedHat or Suse or so. As Linux is a free 
> software, it is also (most of the time) gratis, so its "market share" 
> is, by definition, 0.
>
> This leads to FAKE STATISTICS such as the one in the picture below, 
> that pretends that Linux is more or less running on 2% of the total 
> amount of computers, while it is actually above 90%.
>
> Aside of that, huge amount of computers are buy WITHOUT a bundled OS, 
> as the law actually allows. But stupid supermarket customers do not 
> know that and think a computer MUST BE DELIVERED with a pre-installed 
> OS. However, lots of PCs are re-installed with Linux or are used in 
> dual-boot mode under Linux.
>
> In the professional market, you can get any server without OS (or with 
> Free-DOS, for tests purpose) and that's great. I REFUSE to buy or sell 
> a computer, if it's bundled with a software license, because this is 
> ILLEGAL. And my business runs well.
>
> If you count the ACTUALLY Linux-running computers (including 
> Internet-enabled TV sets, set-top boxes, vDSL modems, cars, satellite 
> receivers, MP3 players, smartphones, tablets, routers, web servers, 
> firewalls, WiFi access-points, IP cameras, washing machines, PLCs, IP 
> phones, ... then more than 90% of the CPUs existing in the world ARE 
> RUNNING LINUX. Everywhere. Everyday. For any purpose.
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