| MandrakeSoft announces expanded market share |
Dec. 20, 2001
Pasadena, CA and Paris -- (press release excerpt) -- Recently, "Linux Magazine UK" conducted an extensive survey with 35,000 of its readers; among the questions asked was: "What is the Linux distribution that you use the most?" The results show that Mandrake Linux is now the most widely used Linux distribution in the UK: (Survey figures kindly provided to MandrakeSoft by Linux Magazine UK) - Mandrake: 46.02%
- Red Hat: 21.33%
- SuSE: 18.67%
- Debian: 5.33%
- Corel: 2.66%
- Caldera: 2.66%
- 3.33%
This data confirms other online polls recently released in several countries (see details below).
"In only three years, MandrakeSoft has dramatically grown from zero market share to become one of the most widely used Linux distributions in the world, gaining market share over traditional OS vendors" said Jacques Le Marois, President and CEO of MandrakeSoft.
For MandrakeSoft, these results confirm that its strategy of "Making Linux easy to use" is meeting the needs of individuals as well as enterprises that require a powerful, yet easy to use operating system. MandrakeSoft prides itself in providing users with a powerful installation system, advanced hardware detection, simplified configuration tools, and advanced features that make Linux as easy to use as competing proprietary operating systems.
Additional statistics about Mandrake Linux
"What's your favorite Linux distro?", PCMag.com (USA), October 8, 2001. Results: - Mandrake: 43.78%
- Redhat: 27.9%
- Suse: 15.41%
- Libranet: 1.42%
- Other: 11.49%
"Best distribution for beginners", Linux.com (USA), September 24, 2001. Results: - Mandrake - 36.7%
- Redhat - 33.5%
- Suse -13.5%
- Slackware - 5.6%
- Debian - 4.6%
- Caldera - 3.7%
"Which distribution do you prefer?", Linux.ie (Ireland), July 2001. Results: - Mandrake: 35%
- Debian: 23%
- Redhat: 18%
- Suse: 18%
- Caldera: 1%
- Corel: 1%
- Others: 1%
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