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Old 2nd July 2008
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Technically, yes, you'd have to count the Mac. However, a.) there is Oko's point, that the average Mac user isn't really computer literate, and b.) it's not going to help in the sense of adding numbers to Linux/BSD users to impress hardware/software manufacturers.

That's the biggest point (to *me*) about the numbers game. The more people using Linux and BSD, the more likely hardware makers are apt to say, gee, well, OK, we better make this part usable for them.
Even if it's a server market, it's numbers, and it means that part X is usable with Linux and so you can probably get it for your workstation.
So, in that sense, I don't think of Mac. (Actually, I didn't think of it till you, correctly, mentioned it, as it is a certified Unix, for better or worse.)

However, in the context of this discussion, I would say its numbers don't really count to our advantage--and, again, Oko's comment about Mac users.
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