According to Net Applications' figures, the number of Windows systems out of
a 160-million sample group hit 90.89% last month, down from 91.13% the month
before. Over the same time period, Mac OS X climbed from 7.83% to 7.94%, and
Linux crawled up from 0.68% to 0.8%. If my math is right, Linux and Mac OS X
could hit a combined 10% market share before the end of the year if they
continue to grow that fast.
TG
Daily doesn't elaborate on the possible causes for Windows' slightly waning
popularity, but the recent Linux-powered subnotebook craze, the rise of MacBook
laptops, and the negative press surrounding Windows Vista could all have
something to do with it.
