[GTALUG] why reliable linux hasn't gained more market share?

[Ron / BCLUG]

Steve Petrie via talk wrote on 2024-07-23 07:47:

> Actually I'm REALLY GLAD that linux owns such a tiny share of the 
> desktop PC market. This means that evil virus hackers have almost ZERO 
> incentive to invest their time crafting attacks on linux desktops.

I'd say you've got it backwards - the high value targets are the servers 
more so than the desktops.


Banks, telecomms, etc.

One successful hack there could be a gold mine, where a single user's 
desktop is kinda useless small potatoes.


rb