Category Archives: Browser

Charting it out – How will market share change?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by What Will We Use Editor

Behold, for all to view… the numbers which show Microsoft will lose a majority market share in operating systems this Summer… For those wondering the answer: What will we use if Microsoft is not the majority market share? The answer … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Browser, Linux, Microsoft, Monthly Reports, this blog, Windows | 4 Comments

The desktop market share

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Regular readers of this blog, whatwillweuse.com, know that we have been trying to track the desktop market share. We endorse W3Conter’s no-cost analytic service and their market share reports. As of October 31, according to w3counter: Microsoft Windows holds 79.69% … Continue reading →

Posted in Browser, Linux, Microsoft, Monthly Reports, RedHat, this blog, Windows | 14 Comments

Update on Microsoft’s Market Share: Web Browsers

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Microsoft lacks a majority market share on web browsers. This is not news to the regular readers of whatwillweuse.com where we made this declaration in January 2010. Nor is this a surprise to the market share watchers at w3counter.com who … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Market Share Squashers to present at Ohio LinuxFest’s Ubucon

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I am proud to announce that I will be speaking at the Ubucon at the Ohio LinuxFest on Friday September 10, 2010 on the subject of Ubuntu’s Bug One: “Microsoft Has a Majority Market Share.” Here I describe how Microsoft … Continue reading →

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The Foundations of a Community: Western PA Linux User Group – Part One

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

WPLUG is the Western Pennsylvania Linux Users Group, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The official founding of the group is dated to September 26, 1997 at 11:37:08 EDT. I was not there as I was still a frustrated yet loyal … Continue reading →

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Open Letter from a Microsoft Share Holder

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Dear Microsoft, I am a shareholder of your company. The world is still waiting for your Q4 FY2010 report so that we will know how much money you made as of June 30, 2010. We are all on Microsoft Chief … Continue reading →

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A year from today Microsoft will lack a majority market share.

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

One year ago at the South East LinuxFest, I, Beth Lynn Eicher indulged in a friendly bet with my friend Nick. “Ubuntu’s Bug One will be resolved in 24 months,” I said. “I’ll bet you $20 that bug one is … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Gates, Browser, GandhiCon 3, Google, Linux, Microsoft, Monthly Reports, Office Suite, Oracle, Software as a Service, this blog, Windows | 11 Comments

Gift of a desktop Part 2

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

I happen to live in a pretty nice part of the world. Food and clean water are ample. Most households have electricity and broadband Internet. A child’s exposure to technology should never be predicated on an ability to pay for … Continue reading →

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I am Fedora

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

My name is Beth Lynn Eicher and I am Fedora. Before Apple’s “I am a Mac and he’s a PC” ads, long before Microsoft’s “I am a PC and Windows 7 is my idea,” Red Hat Inc. had released a … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Browser, Linux, Marketing, Office Suite, RedHat | 12 Comments

Video post: bug one resolved by Google according to “The Street”

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Beth Lynn Eicher

Sorry this video seems to require full flash. It claims Google resolved bug one: browsers, operating systems, and office suite dominance. If anyone knows of a youtube or other accessible source of this footage, please leave a comment. Actual story … Continue reading →

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