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From: Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch>
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On 2024-05-26 3:02 p.m., vallor wrote:
> On Sun, 26 May 2024 10:12:51 -0400, DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote in
> <66534360$0$6557$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>:
> 
>> On 5/26/2024 3:29 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 May 2024 23:37:53 -0400, DFS wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 5/25/2024 9:11 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 25 May 2024 15:46:15 -0400, DFS wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/23/2024 9:38 AM, Tyrone wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Windows usage is shrinking, and has been for the last 14 years.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where else does it go from nearly 100%?
>>>>>
>>>>> It’s only about 25% of the total computing market.
>>>>
>>>> What is this 'total computing market' comprised of?
>>>> Who defined it?
>>>> Who measures it?
>>>> How is it measured?
>>>
>>> People who know about more than Microsoft Windows. I.e. more than you do.
>>
>> So no answers.
>>
>> Why use a made-up term you haven't first made up a definition for?
>>
>>
>>
>>> Just consider the difference between workstations and desktops, and
>>> realize that Linux is the king of the workstation market, just for
>>> example.
>>
>> A 'workstation' is just a powerful desktop computer, and Windows is king
>> of the desktop.
>>
>> Who even sells a Linux-based 'workstation'?  I don't recall ever seeing one.
> 
> Just because it's outside of your experience doesn't mean it doesn't
> exist.
> 
> Example:
> 
> https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-major

There are smaller companies too, recommended by the FSF, which also sell 
Linux workstations. They just don't sell them in Best Buy.

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Andrzej (Andre) Matuch
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