Comments on: 2008 Predictions http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/ Personal Blog Tue, 22 May 2012 08:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alex http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-460 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:00:28 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-460 Don’t forget the One Laptop Per Child project (sorted to OLPC) I believe those are rolling out in various numbers over the new year and are based on a Linux operating system…

]]> By: Phill http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-459 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:16:33 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-459 I guess getting reliable statistics for the developing world would be a challenge in itself. Still, I look forward to reading your blog post where you explain it in more detail :)

]]> By: Zeth http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-458 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:46:45 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-458 Well as I have looked into this area I have found all my assumptions were wrong. Firstly all the statistics based on Web requests are almost always completely bogus and biased to the English speaking, or (at least English understanding) world. To take an extreme example, my blog has 60% Linux usage, does that mean that 60% of the world uses Linux? Not at all.

Overestimating the number of Mac users is a common mistake. People just ignore the non-English speaking, non-Western world. The usage of Windows/Linux in the western world is roughly the same as in the developing world. However, Mac usage almost completely drops off when you look outside US+Europe.

]]> By: Phill http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-457 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:02:03 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-457 I guess it’s always difficult to estimate statistics. I was going by the BBC Statistics — I know there was a fiasco about the number of Linux users, but the number of Mac users I think is probably accurate.

]]> By: Zeth http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-456 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:56:41 +0000 http://phillsacre.me.uk/2008/01/02/2008-predictions/#comment-456 You can read more when the posts get to that point, however, Apple claims that OS X on proper macs (not ipod, itv or iphone) has 22 million users, which would be between 1% to 1.4% of the computer owning population.

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