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Linux won the social web and 81% of the smartphone market

Linux is proven as the dominant operating system used by the most popular social networking sites and now experts are saying that the ‘Social Media Phase Of The Internet’ Is Over. That messaging is the new social media. Messaging and mobile moved into the enterprise in a big way.[1. The ‘Social Media Phase Of The Internet’ Is Over.] If their predictions are correct then Linux is will be the main player again with 81 percent of world smartphone market which isn’t surprising since Linux won the social web.

New IDC study shows Google's operating system has a stronghold
New IDC study shows Google’s operating system has a stronghold

Some people are thinking don’t you mean “Android”, yes I do. Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel and now developed by Google.[3. Android is a mobile operating system (OS) based on the Linux kernel .] For those of you wondering about the free software foundations perspective on Android you can read Android and Users’ Freedom.

The big social networking platforms are mature so lets enjoy looking at the stats and see if you have done any of your online computing using Linux. Heres the current list of the top 15 social networking sites.[2. top 15 social networking sites.] Only 2 out of the top 15 weren’t using Linux, one of them is unknown and Im too lazy to find out and the other was using Citrix Netscaler.

Are you a proud internet Linux user, if so leave a comment listing any of the services you use below.

Facebook Servers running Linux Operating System
Facebook Servers running Linux Operating System
Twitter Servers running Linux Operating System
Twitter Servers running Linux Operating System
Linkedin Servers running Linux Operating System
Linkedin Servers running Linux Operating System
Pinterest Servers running Linux Operating System
Pinterest Servers running Linux Operating System
Google Servers running Linux Operating System
Google Servers running Linux Operating System
Tumblr Servers running Linux Operating System
Tumblr Servers running Linux Operating System
Instagram Servers running Linux Operating System
Instagram Servers running Linux Operating System
VK Servers running Linux Operating System
VK Servers running Linux Operating System
Flickr Servers running Linux Operating System
Flickr Servers running Linux Operating System
Ask.fm Servers running Linux Operating System
Ask.fm Servers running Linux Operating System
Classmate Servers running Linux Operating System
Classmate Servers running Linux Operating System
Wikipedia Servers running Linux Operating System
Wikipedia Servers running Linux Operating System

Isn’t it wonderful that we do so much of our computing online using a stable, secure and fast operating system.

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