SuSE, the new US leader?
Has any else seen this? It looks like SuSE has managed to pass up RedHat and Mandrake in the United States!!!!! Good Job SuSE! New Version SuSE 7.1 Sales Catapult SuSE Linux into New Levels of Acceptance Recently released sales figures of version SuSE 7.1 set new records in US markets. According to a recent PC data report, SuSE has a 48% market share of the Linux retail market in the US. SuSE Linux 7.1, featuring the latest kernel 2.4 and the easiest installation ever, was released in the US on February 15th. SuSE's 7.1 hit the shelves in 2 versions, 7.1 Personal and 7.1 Professional, targeting Linux newbies and enterprise Linux users. "Our goal is to establish SuSE worldwide as the most reliable and accepted source for Linux and open source computing support. The acceptance of SuSE 7.1 shows we really jumped on top of the market" said Dirk Hohndel, president of SuSE Inc., in Oakland, CA. "When reviews of our newest version of Linux proclaimed its strength, ease of installation, reliability and functionality, we knew great sales figures would follow. Today, SuSE Linux has taken a leadership position in the distribution of Linux. We are showing the world the operating system that meets the needs and expectations of businesses and personal users the world of open source computing, not proprietary expensive operating systems with unending costly upgrades that have dominated computers everywhere." SuSE 48.3% RedHat 28.9% Macmillan 20.8% Caldera 0.5% Corel 1.2% Turbo 0.2% Source: PCData report from March, 3rd 2001 About SuSE SuSE Linux AG is the international technology leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software. SuSE's unique expertise in Linux and their largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as a leader in Linux solutions. SuSE offers a wide range of high-quality consulting, training and support services. With a workforce of over 500 people worldwide, SuSE has offices all over Europe, Latin America and in the US. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm Christian Web Services Since 1996 tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ============== "AT&T: The pre-paid phone card. Jesus: The pre-paid life card."
There was a discussion on this some days ago. We are all pro SuSE but this is probably a marketing manipulation of the figures. Is this measured by sales (if so what period)? By downloads? By number of installations running SuSE? When you start looking at it without this kind of information the figures are meaningless. Jethro
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Has any else seen this? It looks like SuSE has managed to pass up RedHat and Mandrake in the United States!!!!! Good Job SuSE!
New Version SuSE 7.1 Sales Catapult SuSE Linux into New Levels of Acceptance
Recently released sales figures of version SuSE 7.1 set new records in US markets. According to a recent PC data report, SuSE has a 48% market share of the Linux retail market in the US.
SuSE Linux 7.1, featuring the latest kernel 2.4 and the easiest installation ever, was released in the US on February 15th. SuSE's 7.1 hit the shelves in 2 versions, 7.1 Personal and 7.1 Professional, targeting Linux newbies and enterprise Linux users.
"Our goal is to establish SuSE worldwide as the most reliable and accepted source for Linux and open source computing support. The acceptance of SuSE 7.1 shows we really jumped on top of the market" said Dirk Hohndel, president of SuSE Inc., in Oakland, CA. "When reviews of our newest version of Linux proclaimed its strength, ease of installation, reliability and functionality, we knew great sales figures would follow. Today, SuSE Linux has taken a leadership position in the distribution of Linux. We are showing the world the operating system that meets the needs and expectations of businesses and personal users the world of open source computing, not proprietary expensive operating systems with unending costly upgrades that have dominated computers everywhere."
SuSE 48.3% RedHat 28.9% Macmillan 20.8% Caldera 0.5% Corel 1.2% Turbo 0.2% Source: PCData report from March, 3rd 2001
About SuSE
SuSE Linux AG is the international technology leader and solutions provider in Open Source operating system software. SuSE's unique expertise in Linux and their largest development team worldwide dedicated to Open Source software has contributed to the recognition of SuSE as a leader in Linux solutions. SuSE offers a wide range of high-quality consulting, training and support services. With a workforce of over 500 people worldwide, SuSE has offices all over Europe, Latin America and in the US.
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Jethro Cramp wrote:
There was a discussion on this some days ago.
We are all pro SuSE but this is probably a marketing manipulation of the figures. Is this measured by sales (if so what period)? By downloads? By number of installations running SuSE?
This is NOT a manipulation. What on earth makes you think we manipulate?! This is the number of boxes purchased by people during one week as measured by PC-Data. PC-data numbers don't measure everything (not all sales), but in percentage points they are okay, from our past experience. In the weeks when we just had started with SL 7.1 it was RH-Mandrake-SuSE very close together and Caldera-Turbo waaaayyyy behind. The one week with us at 48% is of course an extreme, but we HAVE gained a lot through the recent years. What makes this really exciting is of course not this one release that's great for marketing but is admittedly an exception, but the fact we're still #1 in the latest pc-data report shows it's not just an only-once happening. Each of RH, Mandrake, SuSE can make it to #1 right now with a new release, true. But it's also true SuSE is much bigger also in the US (and not just Europe) than most people thought! The sad news is that Linux sales are still negligible compared to Windows.
When you start looking at it without this kind of information the figures are meaningless.
They are NOT meaningless. It just depends on what you look for in them. They provide valuable hints. They are NOT made-up data, they are real ard facts, and if you think hard facts about real sales are meaningless... oh well.
Michael Hasenstein said: Michael I wasn't having a SuSE bash but was merely pointing out that like many a press release based on a few statistics it doesn't paint the picture CLEARLY. I'm sure many a person reading the article would construe that SuSE has a 48% market share in the US. I think Purple Shirt answered very succinctly for me (thank you) so I won't go on anymore. Jethro Remember there are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics!
On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Jethro Cramp wrote:
Remember there are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics!
Another way I've heard it said: Figures lie, and Liars figure! -- Rick Green "I have the heart of a little child, and the brain of a genius. ... and I keep them in a jar under my bed"
Jethro, Michael, and Purple Shirt, Thanks all for your replies, they are quite interesting. I got so excited to see the statistics I didn't think about the fact that it was just a snapshot of one week (I was thinking perhaps I month or two). Anyway, it _is_ still good news. BTW, Michael, is there any chance SuSE might be interested in releasing more long term results? I haven't been able to find such a chart lately, and it would be interesting to see how our favorite distro happens to be doing at the moment... Best, Tim
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