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Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

The kind that wants to not appear as a bot is unlikely to send a Linux user agent even if running on Linux.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    It doesn't have to be on purpose. Web crawlers like Google's specifically identify themselves as a bot. A headless browser just acts like any normal browser, and uses the same user agent as one, just controlled by code rather than a keyboard and mouse.

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