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One highly controversial subject is the market share of GNU/Linux on the desktop. Fedora claims over 20 million installations and figures belittling GNU/Linux on the desktop usually turn out to be fundamentally biased (by design), Microsoft-funded, population-leaning, and contradicted by simple facts and observations. This page presents a summary on posts on the subject.

=> claims over 20 million installations

●● General Articles

=> Can the of Scale of Linux Adoption Ever be Gauged?

=> Freedom and the Fallacy of Market Share

=> Microsoft Accused of Lying About Market Share

=> Microsoft Fans Still Spread Microsoft’s Lies Against GNU/Linux

=> Confirmed: Microsoft Publicly Lies About Market Share of GNU/Linux

=> Microsoft’s Highly Confidential GNU/Linux Share Figures (2003)

=> GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share in the United States Not the Global Share

=> Microsoft is Losing Share in Servers and Desktops, GNU/Linux and FOSS Gain

=> Data Point: GNU/Linux Share in Desktops/Laptops Nearly Tripled in the Past Decade, Peaking This Past Month (All-Time High)

●● Net Applications

=> Microsoft and Apple Pay Net Applications (Hitslink)

=> Net Applications Has Former Microsoft Employee, Also a Microsoft Investor?

=> Summary: Lies, Damn Lies and Net Applications (Fake ‘Statistics’)

=> Net Applications Finally Shows It’s Just a Joke: Mac ‘Market Share’ Halved Overnight!

=> Three New Articles Question Net Applications’ Integrity

=> Net Applications: the Big Lie, Boosted by IDC|IDG et al

=> GNU/Linux Market Share is Not 1% (Net Applications Interrogated Further)

=> Microsoft-Influenced Net Applications Won’t Share Its Data

=> Is Net Applications One Order of Magnitude Off Target?

=> Quick Mention: The Big Lie About GNU/Linux ‘Market Share’

=> Sources of Endlessly-repeated Lies About GNU/Linux

=> Mozilla Staff Explains That Net Applications Gives Skewed Firefox Measures

=> Net Applications: The Mathematics Failing

=> Microsoft-Connected Firm Net Applications Used to Mislead About Vista 10 Share and Mock GNU/Linux

=> Net Applications Was Always Hostile Towards GNU/Linux (and Close to Microsoft), So Stop Measuring or Assessing 'Market Share' Based on What It Says

=> As Microsoft Windows Drops to Just 30% Market Share the Microsoft-Connected ‘Net Applications’ Wants You to Think Windows Still Has Over 90% of the Market

●● Other Areas

=> Microsoft Still Rigging and Gaming Statistics by Taking Over or Registering Dead/Inactive/Parked Domains by the Millions

=> Is Netcraft Promoting Microsoft Just Like Net Applications?

=> Microsoft’s Bing Spams Web Sites with Referrer SPAM and Net Applications Lies Again

=> Why GNU/Linux is Microsoft’s #1 Desktop Threat, Shareholders Are Finally Being Informed

=> GNU/Linux Market Share: Why Gartner and IDC Must be Ignored

=> Windows Mobile Down to Single-Digit Market Share as Linux Grows

=> If Google Renamed, It Would Gain Another 80% Market Share

=> Microsoft Buys Market Share, But Still Loses Due to Technical Problems

=> ‘Microsoft Press’ Spreads Delusions About Microsoft’s Position in the Market

●● Some Population-Biased Numbers

=> GNU/Linux Desktop ‘Market Share’ According to BoycottNovell.com: Around 35%

=> Off-topic: The ‘Market Share’ Lie

=> Browser and Operating Systems Statistics

=> Microsoft Allegedly Pays $500,000,000 for Verizon to Remove Google

=> Has Microsoft Sent Its Former Employees to Conduct Anti-Google Studies?

=> Microsoft Has Been Rigging Votes/Polls for Ages

=> Why GNU/Linux Has Already Won

=> Commentary: StatCounter ‘Global’ Statistics

=> comScore

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