Daily Archives: December 13, 2010

Reality Check

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Robert Pogson

I came across a prediction from 2006 that Vista would have 40% share by 2008. Now, we are in 2010 and Vista +”7″ is still less than 40%. Granted, predicting is an uncertain art because unknown events intervene. What has … Continue reading →

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Predictions That Will Fail in 2011

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Robert Pogson

Channel insider is predicting the downfall of XP in the enterprise in 2011. They must not realize that “7” is only replacing a small part of the XP universe. The increase in “7” share is less than the total decrease … Continue reading →

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GNU/Linux Roll-outs in Schools

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Robert Pogson

There is news of a “huge” roll-out in Brazil, 1.5 million notebooks running Mandriva GNU/Linux. That sounds like a huge number but in a population of 200 million people it is a drop in the bucket, about one machine per … Continue reading →

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