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From: Frnak McKenney on 10 May 2010 16:29 On Sun, 09 May 2010 18:31:45 -0700, John Fields <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> wrote: [...] > So, I went down to Fry's and bought an HP p6310f PC... [...] > Oh well, there's always LTspice. Which, by the way, runs really nicely on Ubuntu Linux 9.04 via Wine. Just in case, y'know... <grin!> Frank McKenney -- "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone, "It means Just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." -- Lewis Carrol -- Frank McKenney, McKenney Associates Richmond, Virginia / (804) 320-4887 Munged E-mail: frank uscore mckenney ayut mined spring dawt cahm (y'all)
From: Joerg on 10 May 2010 17:09 Baron wrote: > Joerg Inscribed thus: > >> MooseFET wrote: [...] >>> Windows-7 is just not ready for prime time. >>> >> Beats me how Microsoft was able to shoot themselves in the foot, >> again, after all the issues with Vista. Which I successfully sat out, >> and it sure looks like I'll sit out Win 7 as well. I am not going to >> pay for a downgrade after already having paid for the OS itself, >> that's ridiculous. > > Bill needs the loot... Linux is eating his lunch :-) > I doubt it. I get around a lot because I am a consultant and have yet to see one single incidence of a Linux PC at a client. It's all Windows. What eats their lunch is guys like me who stay with legacy SW and OSes. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joel Koltner on 10 May 2010 17:31 "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:84rb16F5kuU2(a)mid.individual.net... > I doubt it. I get around a lot because I am a consultant and have yet to see > one single incidence of a Linux PC at a client. It's all Windows. For desktop PCs, Linux has something like 5% penetration so... yeah, I'd agree that it's not really eating Bill's lunch (I expect Bill is far more worried about Steve Jobs...). For embedded systems however it's a hands-down winner -- something like 75% market share these days. Also note that while a desktop Linux PC is an unusual thing, I'd bet a nickel that at least one of your clients was running Linux back in their server room somewhere, and probably most of them have their web sites on machines running Linux. Heck, *your* web site is run on a Linux server! :-) > What eats their lunch is guys like me who stay with legacy SW and OSes. He's doing his darnedest to force you to upgrade. :-)
From: Joerg on 10 May 2010 18:30 Joel Koltner wrote: > "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message > news:84rb16F5kuU2(a)mid.individual.net... >> I doubt it. I get around a lot because I am a consultant and have yet >> to see one single incidence of a Linux PC at a client. It's all Windows. > > For desktop PCs, Linux has something like 5% penetration so... yeah, I'd > agree that it's not really eating Bill's lunch (I expect Bill is far > more worried about Steve Jobs...). For embedded systems however it's a > hands-down winner -- something like 75% market share these days. > 5%? Who did that statistical analysis? I have never seen a computer running Linux, only a few with Mac-OS. > Also note that while a desktop Linux PC is an unusual thing, I'd bet a > nickel that at least one of your clients was running Linux back in their > server room somewhere, and probably most of them have their web sites on > machines running Linux. Heck, *your* web site is run on a Linux server! > :-) > It is, on purpose. I told the I did not want Microsoft hosting. They pestered me about it for years but have stopped a while ago. My little office file server runs Linux as well. It's very reliable but that causes some minor issues and I wish it would be non-Linux. For embedded stuff I can see the value in using Linux, you don't need to be very compatible. Desktop, very different thing. If I couldn't run a beamfield sim routine from a client because I didn't have XP I'd be in trouble. It's just not possible in business. >> What eats their lunch is guys like me who stay with legacy SW and OSes. > > He's doing his darnedest to force you to upgrade. :-) > In that respect I can be like a stubborn bull :-) -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Joel Koltner on 10 May 2010 18:51
"Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:84rfneF2igU1(a)mid.individual.net... > 5%? Who did that statistical analysis? I have never seen a computer running > Linux, only a few with Mac-OS. I suspect it's a worldwide compilation of data, but apparently a little slanted as well -- Wikipedia claims 1-2%, which is probably closer to correct! |