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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

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