For Those Interested In Direct3D Over Gallium3D

[smitty3268]

Microsoft patented the d3dx code..if it was re-implemented clean-roomedly then there's nothing they can do.

That's wrong, and exactly why everyone hates software patents so much. It doesn't matter how you implement the functionality, you may have never even heard of the original implementation, a patent can still be enforced. It's copyright law that you are protected from by clean-room development.

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Dell sells mobile phones?

Android + Maemo + Palm Pre + other Nokia phones.

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Microsoft patented the d3dx code..

You can't patent code

Besides, microsoft won't sue Linux companies (and moreover users) because it would bring free publicity for the Linux companies and actually backfire, and they know it, or they would have already sued for errno.h (+1 if you get the jab).

[yotambien]

Dell sales 2009.

[BlackStar]

Android + Maemo + Palm Pre + other Nokia phones.

What can I say, Dell's site doesn't offer anything of the kind on my country. Their loss, I guess.

@yotambien: that's totally random. And awesome!

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What can I say, Dell's site doesn't offer anything of the kind on my country. Their loss, I guess.

In the USA, not your country?, 18% of all Dell sales in the year 2009 were netbooks. Of all netbooks sold by Dell in 2009, (1/3)rd were sold with Ubuntu. 18 / 3 = 6%, mutherfucker!

[BlackStar]

In the USA, not your country?, 18% of all Dell sales in the year 2009 were netbooks. Of all netbooks sold by Dell in 2009, (1/3)rd were sold with Ubuntu. 18 / 3 = 6%, mutherfucker!

I was referring to mobile phones / smartphones, not netbooks. Duh!

[KDesk]

Dell sales 2009.

Dell is a big company but not the biggest (~1/5 to 1/4). One year sells statistics don't reflect the actual market share.

It would be good to know how many people that bought a PC with Linux, removed it and installed Windows.

The numbers you write are not correct.

The estimated average Linux market share for PC is about 1.3%.
The Linux share for smartphones it is about 20%.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems

[nanonyme]

It would be good to know how many people that bought a PC with Linux, removed it and installed Windows.

I doubt that many, legally anyway. Windows costs tons when bought separately.