01.10.07
3 Distinct Statistics: Page Hits, Downloads and Users
Recently, it seems, there has been incessant coverage of the various "leading" Linux distributions and their download/user statistics.
Matthew Aslett astutely reminds us of the difference between page visits on a website and downloads, and even users for that matter.
Although I have always found his coverage to be very even-headed and fair, Aslett also implies that Novell had nothing to do with Princess Diana’s death, a fact I am not willing to concede just yet. I suppose on that issue, we will just have to agree to disagree ;^ ).
I am glad that this clarification has been pointed out, although I have never been a fan of statistics as an argument, preferring instead to rely on impartial surveys.
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
Matthew Aslett said,
January 11, 2007 at 6:12 am
Maybe you are right about the Diana thing after all - I should point out that my original blog has been updated after some more info came to light.
Roy Schestowitz said,
January 11, 2007 at 7:12 am
Matthew,
[Off topic:] Several times in the past I tried to leave feedback in your blog, but the form does not appear to work, not even with JavaScript enabled.
Matthew Aslett said,
January 12, 2007 at 4:47 am
Roy,
It may be that (for reasons that are beyond me) when you preview a comment, it places the approve button right at the bottom of the page - you need to scroll right down to find it. Let me know if not on email, and I’ll look into it in the meantime.
ajibola said,
April 4, 2007 at 1:01 pm
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