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
-----Original Message----- From: Timothy R.Butler [mailto:tbutler@uninetsolutions.com] Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 5:44 AM To: SuSE Mailing List Subject: [SLE] 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
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