2026-08-03T20:34:40.546792Z

Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers

www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/

Windows LatestLinux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbersNo, Linux desktop market share has not crossed 10% in North America, and Windows is not suddenly losing millions of users. 2026 is not the year of Linux, for those who care. If anything, it’s the year the internet died, because the entire spike appears to be driven by AI bots. Almost every month, we […]

2026-08-04T02:36:15.041665Z

Sludge@Sludge@sh.itjust.works

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Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

My family had 3 windows machines a few years ago. Now we have 3 Linux machines.

I know we’re not representative of the public at large, but my siblings are interested in transitioning… My friends are having more and more gripes with windows lately… Seems like a revolution is on the horizon. Never seen this sort of willingness, so who knows

2026-08-04T09:47:55.016229Z

edgyspazkid@edgyspazkid@lemmy.wtf

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Replying to @⁨Sludge@sh.itjust.works⁩

I gave away my old pc to my grandpa and installed a Linux Mint on it. This will prob be better 100% than win 11. He only uses pc for simple things like browsing internet and office work. Installed ONLYOFFICE which is 1:1 Microso.

Trying to convince my dad rn.

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