https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america/#monthly-200901-202607
Cloudflare stats also seem to support peaks of 15% usage but around 9-10% on average. In the United States alone, the market share for Linux is nearly 12% now for the whole month and Cloudflare stats suggest peaks of up to 25% (!) Linux desktop usage on certain days and times.
The trendline suggests this is just the start. When will companies realize they cannot ignore Linux anymore?
Here I thought I blocked telemetry.
Which is why they knew you were running Linux. lol
Why did it spike so much in just the last few months? That is a huge change!
It's still going to be decades before Windows and iOS feel the pinch. This is a war of attririon. There is no quick victory here.
We made it folks!!!
What I find interesting is that windows traffic collapses at night and during weekends, linux is much more stable.
I wish every proprietary operating system a swift "get fucked"
Also, notice one thing...along with windows, MacOS also lost share during the same time. People are fed up with Apple too!
How is chrome os so low when millions of kids use it in school?
If I had to guess, some ChromeOS browsers masquerade as Linux PCs
It was nice that they included BSD
I got another email from MS recently saying: "We understand that moving to a new PC can take time. As part of our ongoing commitment to helping customers stay secure during the transition, the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme for personal devices is being provided an additional year."
Oh do fuck off. I don't need a new computer, and I certainly don't need YOU.
Gonna need to know what they mean by "Linux" in this context. If it is Ubuntu/Fedora/etc that's impressive, if it is SteamOS then while cool it is not nearly as impressive.
These are American stats. US is generally more Apple minded.
Worldwide Windows is at 71%, Apple at 20% and Linux at 8%.
In Europe Windows is at 74%, Apple at 18% and Linux at 6%
Ayy lmao. Also, OSX getting fucked too? Fantastic.
Also funny how freebsd is at 0%
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