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<p class="MsoNormal">I (cautiously?!) agree – that it is good to avoid elitism – “only newbies use Windows (or an IDE)”, “get tough. Learn emacs…), etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> “because nobody, except juniors, is using Windows platform…”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Too bad; If we want it to propagate, accessibility and tools are a key element.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">To deprecate 77% of market share, is not growth.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"> " In the area of desktop and laptop computers, Microsoft Windows is generally above 70%
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<p class="MsoPlainText"> in most markets and at 77% globally, Apple's macOS is at around 13%, Google's Chrome OS
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<p class="MsoPlainText"> is at about 6% (in the US) and other Linux distributions are at around 2%"<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">When I try to use it in some classes, students are expecting an easy install and usage for the first time entry. Spoiled? Maybe, but still an important market segment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">:-)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Dr. Gregory Guthrie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Maharishi International University<o:p></o:p></p>
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