[Bug 1] Microsoft still has a majority market share

[Richard Elkins]

Gaspard,

That is only "search volume" in the Y-axis in the Google link.  I'd love
to see what actual installation volumes of non-techies are.  I know that
Windows is still way ahead but the trends would be interesting to note,
especially in Europe.

Right now, I have converted 3 non-techie families from Windows and M$
Office (illegal copies, of course) to Ubuntu + OpenOffice (100% legal).
It wasn't easy.  They had to re-learn everything (painful) and they lost
significant application functionality (E,g, Photoshop.  Do *not* mention
Gimp; they find it very difficult).  It was almost as difficult as
learning a new Human language.

However, in the end, bye bye Windows 98/2000/XP and ............................
* no laws are broken
* no virii
* no ad creepies
* very stable
* very fast  
* more vendor choices

They were all delighted at how easy USB devices plug in and just work as easy as Windows. 
I just had to convert all of their office docs with the automated tool....not too bad.

So, there is hope.  Probably, Europeans are more adventurous and more likely to buck the US monopolistic trends.
Qu'est-ce qu'on fais alors?

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Microsoft has a majority market share
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