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Linux smashes another market share record for August 2024 on Statcounter (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I don't rule out the possibility that COVID made some people think further on how they interact with software, and that indirectly promoted some Linux usage. However, I don't think that it would create continuous pressure encouraging adoption, that keeps going on four years later.

Another reason why I don't think that COVID is the cause is the timing: the "bulk" of the social impact happened in early 2020, but the slope seems to start near the end of 2020, almost early 2021.