This is misleading. The Linux OSes include a whole host of software which are also being counted here, hence giving them such big bars, whilst Windows and OS X are jus operating systems without the exta software.
If we were to compare apples with apples, and not include software included with Linux which does more than a basic Windows/OS X install, then we'll find the Linux bars shrink dramatically.
If you actually bothered to read the report you will notice he actually also reports on the linux distributions minus all the pre-loaded software that doesn't have a Windows equivilent in the base install.
Of course, lets not accuse engaget of using the graph they did just to be sensationalistic? :)
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This is misleading. The Linux OSes include a whole host of software which are also being counted here, hence giving them such big bars, whilst Windows and OS X are jus operating systems without the exta software.
If we were to compare apples with apples, and not include software included with Linux which does more than a basic Windows/OS X install, then we'll find the Linux bars shrink dramatically.
Lies, damn lies, and statistics.
You are mistaken, OS X also includes several open source packages which are included in the count, like Apache, PHP, phyton, etc.
If you actually bothered to read the report you will notice he actually also reports on the linux distributions minus all the pre-loaded software that doesn't have a Windows equivilent in the base install.
Of course, lets not accuse engaget of using the graph they did just to be sensationalistic? :)
So the real lesson is to only release patches once a month regardless of need :)