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bitcartel on Nov 2, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Android now powers 75% of all smartphones sold

I am guessing the original poster is referring to GNU/Linux beating Solaris to win the server market.

EDIT: Regarding the desktop, just saw this: "Ubuntu will account for roughly 9% of all global PC shipments by 2014" http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/11/ubuntu-pc-sales-skyrocket...

dfrey on Nov 3, 2012 [–]

pro-tip: Every VP of sales for every company will tell you that their market share will increase in the next year. Half of them will be wrong.

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