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    • ObsolesceO
      Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
      last edited by Obsolesce

      @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

      Linux is number one in laptops

      Where are you getting your statistics from?

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      • coliverC
        coliver @Obsolesce
        last edited by coliver

        @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

        @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

        Linux is number one in laptops

        Where are you getting your statistics from?

        42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

        7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

        That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

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        • ObsolesceO
          Obsolesce @coliver
          last edited by Obsolesce

          @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

          @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

          @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

          Linux is number one in laptops

          Where are you getting your statistics from?

          42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

          7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

          That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

          If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

          Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

          Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

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          • coliverC
            coliver @Obsolesce
            last edited by

            @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

            @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

            @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

            @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

            Linux is number one in laptops

            Where are you getting your statistics from?

            42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

            7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

            That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

            If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

            Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

            Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

            Yep, you're right missed the quote.

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            • siringoS
              siringo @coliver
              last edited by

              @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

              @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

              @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

              @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

              @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

              Linux is number one in laptops

              Where are you getting your statistics from?

              42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

              7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

              That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

              If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

              Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

              Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

              Yep, you're right missed the quote.

              This is great. I see too often people not acknowledging a mistake they make & the discussion ends up a turd fight.
              Well done Mr @coliver.

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce @siringo
                last edited by

                @siringo said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                a turd fight

                Yeah, that's pretty much how every discussion here ends these days.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                  last edited by

                  @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                  Linux is number one in laptops

                  Where are you getting your statistics from?

                  42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                  7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                  You just provided stats that mirror exactly what I said.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                    last edited by

                    @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                    @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                    @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                    Linux is number one in laptops

                    Where are you getting your statistics from?

                    42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                    7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                    That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                    If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                    Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                    Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                    No, you posted desktops, I said laptops. I said it very specifically, because Linux doesn't lead in desktops, at all. You have to pay attention to the context.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @coliver
                      last edited by

                      @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                      @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                      @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                      @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                      Linux is number one in laptops

                      Where are you getting your statistics from?

                      42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                      7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                      That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                      If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                      Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                      Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                      Yep, you're right missed the quote.

                      But it was still correct. Because WITH the quote, he still showed a desktop stat in reference to a laptop stat.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @siringo
                        last edited by

                        @siringo said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                        Linux is number one in laptops

                        Where are you getting your statistics from?

                        42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                        7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                        That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                        If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                        Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                        Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                        Yep, you're right missed the quote.

                        This is great. I see too often people not acknowledging a mistake they make & the discussion ends up a turd fight.
                        Well done Mr @coliver.

                        But he wasn't wrong. Even if he missed the quote, because @Obsolesce didn't pay attention the context and did exactly the thing that he was accusing @coliver of having done.

                        The assumption here is that I said laptops, but didn't mean it. But that @Obsolesce said desktops and did mean it. That his context matters, and mine doesn't.

                        But he didn't just quote me, he said to check the quote. If you check the quote, it doesn't match what he was responding with.

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                        • stacksofplatesS
                          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                          last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @siringo said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                          Linux is number one in laptops

                          Where are you getting your statistics from?

                          42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                          7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                          That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                          If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                          Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                          Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                          Yep, you're right missed the quote.

                          This is great. I see too often people not acknowledging a mistake they make & the discussion ends up a turd fight.
                          Well done Mr @coliver.

                          But he wasn't wrong. Even if he missed the quote, because @Obsolesce didn't pay attention the context and did exactly the thing that he was accusing @coliver of having done.

                          The assumption here is that I said laptops, but didn't mean it. But that @Obsolesce said desktops and did mean it. That his context matters, and mine doesn't.

                          But he didn't just quote me, he said to check the quote. If you check the quote, it doesn't match what he was responding with.

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                          • ObsolesceO
                            Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                            last edited by

                            @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                            I said laptops

                            Show me.

                            @scottalanmiller show me where you found that Linux is on more Laptops than Windows.

                            When all I can find is the opposite. That Windows dominates on both laptop and desktops.

                            What I found shows Windows dominates the laptop market.

                            You have provided nothing other than a baseless and incorrect statement until you can show me otherwise.

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by Obsolesce

                              @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @siringo said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                              Linux is number one in laptops

                              Where are you getting your statistics from?

                              42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                              7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                              That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                              If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                              Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                              Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                              Yep, you're right missed the quote.

                              This is great. I see too often people not acknowledging a mistake they make & the discussion ends up a turd fight.
                              Well done Mr @coliver.

                              But he wasn't wrong. Even if he missed the quote, because @Obsolesce didn't pay attention the context and did exactly the thing that he was accusing @coliver of having done.

                              The assumption here is that I said laptops, but didn't mean it. But that @Obsolesce said desktops and did mean it. That his context matters, and mine doesn't.

                              But he didn't just quote me, he said to check the quote. If you check the quote, it doesn't match what he was responding with.

                              It said laptops in the image I included.

                              You still provided nothing to show anything different.

                              I will wait for your source but won't hold my breath. On the other hand, there are plenty of sources disproving your laptop theory.

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                              • scottalanmillerS
                                scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
                                last edited by

                                @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                It said laptops in the image I included.

                                I keep looking, but I see PC and desktop, but no laptop.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller
                                  last edited by

                                  Okay, it looks like I'm wrong about the laptops. Linux is still significant, but not leading to the degree I thought.

                                  However, the numbers being shown don't seen to add up.

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @stacksofplates
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                                    @stacksofplates said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @siringo said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @coliver said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                    Linux is number one in laptops

                                    Where are you getting your statistics from?

                                    42b159e7-282c-4bd8-a19f-18743253d3c9-image.png

                                    7adcd3ad-5e9f-41f1-b48d-8ee447cc597a-image.png

                                    That doesn't include servers and completely ignores Android. You're proving @scottalanmiller's point here. You have to specify a specific market that Windows is a leader in, specifically PC/Laptop. On the whole of the industry Android/Linux is the leader.

                                    If you read what I quoted, i responded to a very specific piece of what he wrote...

                                    Then I linked some stats to show that specific text of his I quoted was wrong, and then asked where he got his info, because I can't find anything to show otherwise of that specific thing I quoted.

                                    Pay attention. Context matters. The quotes help with that.

                                    Yep, you're right missed the quote.

                                    This is great. I see too often people not acknowledging a mistake they make & the discussion ends up a turd fight.
                                    Well done Mr @coliver.

                                    But he wasn't wrong. Even if he missed the quote, because @Obsolesce didn't pay attention the context and did exactly the thing that he was accusing @coliver of having done.

                                    The assumption here is that I said laptops, but didn't mean it. But that @Obsolesce said desktops and did mean it. That his context matters, and mine doesn't.

                                    But he didn't just quote me, he said to check the quote. If you check the quote, it doesn't match what he was responding with.

                                    3d27cdbd-1a16-4383-9af7-da5d3df5865c-image.png

                                    So let's dig into this. Total "PC" shipments in 2019 were about 261m, right? And ChromeOS is roughly 30m. And Raspberry Pi is a single computer that was doing 600,000 per month in a slow month. So that's about 7-10m of that one PC alone. That's 37m out of 261m in just those isolated cases. That would be 14.2% right there.

                                    So before we count a single PC built for Linux from parts, or any other SBC maker, or any Windows machine purchased and converted to Linux... all the cases, that form the majority of the use cases that people talk about or that people we all know use here and there.... we already have a bigger market share than supposedly exists for Linux.

                                    So one way or another, these numbers don't jive. Even if we simply work from "how many runs Linux but not Windows or MacOS" machines out of the pool of "total machines sold" and don't count what we assume is the main body of them, even before we talk about the ability to measure... something is wrong. The metrics cannot be accurate.

                                    Then the question also is... how can anyone gather these metrics? For example, how are my three Linux desktops, and Linux laptop, getting counted, they aren't reported to anyone. But at the time that they were purchased, did someone decide to count them as Windows?

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      It's also had to follow market share because there are two ways to measure market... one is what is sitting out there, the other is what is being sold.

                                      For example, Mac has a small percentage of the Japanese market "in use", like say 10%. But in Q4 they sold so many machines that they raised that to something insane like 40%. That 30% increase in one quarter means that what is being sold was approaching 90%+.

                                      So do we look at them as having 40% or 90% of market share?

                                      If you are a software maker, you primarily care about what is sitting out there. If you are an OS maker or a hardware maker, you mostly care about what is being sold.

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                                        Obsolesce @scottalanmiller
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                                        @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                        @Obsolesce said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                        It said laptops in the image I included.

                                        I keep looking, but I see PC and desktop, but no laptop.

                                        I did underline it in red in the image.

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                                        • stacksofplatesS
                                          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                          Then the question also is... how can anyone gather these metrics?

                                          Then how could you make the statement you did? You've provided no evidence other than speculation.

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                                          • stacksofplatesS
                                            stacksofplates @scottalanmiller
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                                            @scottalanmiller said in Is Open Source Really So Much More Secure By Nature:

                                            And ChromeOS is roughly 30m. And Raspberry Pi is a single computer that was doing 600,000 per month in a slow month. So that's about 7-10m of that one PC alone. That's 37m out of 261m in just those isolated cases. That would be 14.2% right there.
                                            So before we count a single PC built for Linux from parts

                                            You said laptop. ChromeOS isn't only on laptops, raspberry pis aren't laptops. I don't personally know anyone who has built a laptop from parts. You're not even describing the thing you claim to be.

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