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The Quiet Revolution: GNU/Linux Crosses 6% Desktop Market Share—And It’s Just the Beginning (puri.sm)
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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That could actually be a reasonable view, considering Windows has fallen off since the late 90's or early 00's, depending on what version you draw the line on.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    To be fair, it is pretty hard to keep increasing your market share when you get closer and closer to 100%.

    But yes, 2000 or XP was the last respectable version of Windows. Maybe Win7, but I never used it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Windows is falling off because they missed the mobile boat.

    Most people never needed a full computer. All they do is consume and a phone and iPad is more than enough for that.

    The desktop market is shrinking and the steam deck is pumping Linux numbers in an increasingly smaller pond.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    yeah that's the sad truth. I was watching a video yesterday about like "All creators should be on YouTube" because Instagram, Twitter, etc., will open your Patreon link logged-out in a WebView....

    I'm the only one watching videos on a desktop I guess

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