Comments on: Demand for Debian GNU/Linux Spreads

By: Robert Pogson

Robert Pogson — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:11:32 +0000

iLia wrote, "they will sell Windows 7". It's not clear that OEMs will continue to ship "7". M$ is excited to have them promote "8". I expect "7" has peaked.

By: iLia

iLia — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:33:06 +0000

the repository of packages is huge with tens of thousands of packages in more than a dozen categories like editors, games, web applications… Packages, not applications, there is a huge difference, one application can consist of dozens of packages. Apply some division. you can keep a list of your favourite packages and install them all at once Only if my favorite applications are included in the repository. If M$ cannot convince developers…developers…developers to develop then how they suppose to sell Metrofail? nohow, they will sell Windows 7 And tell me why the version of my favorite application is somewhat outdated, there is a much newer version on the developers site?

By: dougman

dougman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:50:59 +0000

Again M$ plays catch-up with Linux, notice they don’t mention the total count of apps, how embarrassing. I seem to recall it was only a hundred.

If M$ cannot convince developers…developers…developers to develop then how they suppose to sell Metrofail?

http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/apps

http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2012/04/13/windows-8-store-with-99-metro-apps-is-it-behind-schedule/

A package manager was light years ahead of its time, Linux Mint makes the repository look nice.