mainly because it was the only option for awhile until MS started allowing XP on netbooks for cheap. Now Linux share is falling to where it would have been in the first place.
Linux on consumer PCs (including netbooks) still has a long slow ramp to climb, it won't be done in one major revolution. Unless Microsoft makes a big mistake (like Vista) it will continue to have the majority share for many years.
Finally the numbers don't always add up: I have six different x86 systems in my house, three of them are set up for dual-boot Windows/Ubuntu use, one is Windows-only and two are Ubuntu-only. How to you calculate "share" on a situation like that?
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