Operating System Version Market Share

Gentoo Creator Daniel Robbins: Making Linux Free and Flexible
LinuxInsider.com / 6/11/13
I got to the point where I wanted to do some things in Linux that I really didn't see in other Linux distributions. There was a lack of flexibility and automation in terms of how the system was built, and there was a lot of manual work involved. So I created Gentoo, ...

SATO launches Linux and Mac OS X drivers for thermal printers
MoreRFID (press release) / 6/11/13
The SATO CUPS Drivers easily integrate into the Linux-based PC or Mac set-up for general purpose printing functions using the CUPS printing system. The driver currently supports the following major Linux distributions: Red Hat Like system (ex.Fedora) ...

What Is Yumex in Linux?
Opposing Views / 6/10/13
Unlike software in OS X and Windows that usually comes with everything it needs to install and run, software packages in Linux generally require the system to already have specific software installed. Yum is the Terminal-based tool that lets the users of Linux ...

Disturbing the sanctity of the Linux Church
mi2g / 6/10/13
Linux is being adopted today as a secure operating system even by those who do not understand the basics of how to maintain it. This indulgence is encouraged by the myth that Linux is 100% secure. There is no divine right that Linux possesses of being ...

New Market Study, "Mobile Operating System (OS): Market 2013-2018", Has ...
SBWire (press release) / 6/10/13
Modern mobile operating systems combine the features of a personal computer operating system with touch screen, cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS mobile navigation, camera, video camera, speech recognition, voice recorder, music player, near field ... The analyzes driving factors behind the evolution of the Mobile OS products including the improved User Interface (UI) of the new generation of smartphones, the introduction of new high speed mobile networks, and the emergence of usage based data pricing with ...

The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 15 (Olivia)
LXer (press release) / 6/9/13
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 15 (Olivia) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

Linux Mint does it for the diehard geek
Daily Nation / 6/9/13
These include a system monitor for keeping an eye on the computer's performance, a frame that supports pictures, slideshows, and videos, and even a terminal widget that gives you access to the command line. If you are a ... We will not explore the history of Linux Mint since that is a well-trodden path, but the one thing that has become true is that Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu and Mint have won the day, taking out earlier contenders like Fedora and openSUSE heavyweights earlier on. The first thing about ...

Tell people you use Linux
LXer (press release) / 6/7/13
What is the most obvious way to tell other people you use Linux. Talk to them! But what if ... are there. And, of course, with this summer season asking us to change clothes to something light, T-shirt is a nice way to promote your favourite operating system too!

Android, Windows Mobile increase market share in France
Telecompaper (subscription) / 6/6/13
Android, Windows Mobile increase market share in France. Thursday 6 June 2013 | 10:53 CET | News. Android and Windows increased their share of the installed base of smartphone operating systems in France in the first quarter, according to data from a ComScore released by the Mobile Marketing Association France. The Google operating system had a 51.8 percent share of the installed base in the first quarter, compared to 49.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. Apple's iOS saw its share dip slightly to 22 ...

iOS vs. Android Market Share in China: Google Mobile OS Easily Topples Apple ...
Latinos Post / 6/6/13
The iOS accounted for 25.1 percent of the market share. No other mobile operating system proved to be a threat against Android or iOS, as Microsoft's mobile platform Windows Phone narrowly defeated Symbian with 2.4 percent, enough for a third place finish. Symbian ... Unlike the previous market share reports Latinos Post observed by Kantar Worldpanel this week, the statistics for the three months ending in 2012 were unavailable for comparison. The smartphone operating system market share in China is a stark ...

Global Windows 8 Market Share Shockingly Low Among Enterprises
Field Technologies Online (press release) / 6/5/13
By comparison, six months after the official launch of Windows 7, IT Benchmark indicated that 11.3% of enterprise computers running Windows OS were running Windows 7, out of the 11.68% total market share (as reported by Net Applications.) “Statistics from Net Applications also showed in April 2013 that Windows 8 had a usage share of 3.84 percent, however, our IT Benchmark data demonstrates that the majority of Windows 8 implementations are by consumers and not by enterprises,” said Israel Lifshitz, ...

Windows Phone US Market Share Growth Outpaces Android
Network World / 6/4/13
While it is nice to see Windows market share increasing, the fact is if Microsoft's OS is really going to be considered successful it needs to be taking market share from Android and even Apple. Taking market share from fast sinking RIM (though RIMs stock has ...