Thread: MeeGo New UI Cannot Save Nokia on High-End Smartphone Market
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2010-12-14 , 12:42
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Originally Posted by lma View Post
There are many figures floating around, some even giving Linux a higher share than OSX, but ultimately any conversation about "market share" is misguided. Linux simply doesn't play that game, there's no single corporation behind it and it doesn't need to produce good quarterly results to survive. In other words, it cannot fail :-)
Marketshare is not (just) an indication of financial performance... it's an indication of market penetration (mindshare, popularity, number of 'nodes' out there, etc).

I think it's a key indicator of a platform's success...

Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
Calling someone on their trolling is not trolling. It's moderating.
I meant those who are directly feeding the trolls
(I think we're back to the issue of "should moderator be involved in discussions/debates themselves", otherwise this kind of misunderstanding wouldn't have happened... not saying that you shouldn't, but... you get my point (i hope.))
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