Here is some interesting news via ITWire. There have been some reports lately that netbooks running Linux are the controlling force in the market. Senior managers at Acer and other leading vendors say that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, there seems to be no contest.
In Acer’s case, and we recently learned that they now have the biggest share of the netbook market, sales of Windows machines are outnumbering sales of Linux machines by more than 9 to 1!
It was basically a one-horse race in the netbook market until this April, with everything running Linux. The decline from Acer’s perspective has been staggering; now, less than 10% of its outgoing netbooks are running Linux, meaning more than 90% of new sales are running Windows XP Home.
Henry Lee, the senior product manager at Acer Computer Australia, told ITWire that not just in Australia but worldwide, Windows version sales are crushing Linux version sales, and that Linux machines appeal more to the niche, hardcore consumer who like to customize their system.
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