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Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-market-share-in-north-america-has-breached-10-statcounter/
XDALinux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounterThe start of something big, or is something else affecting the numbers?
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
For NA desktop usage, StatCounter lists Linux as:
Lemmy: “Sure, why not.”
StatCounter Global StatsDesktop Operating System Market Share North America | Statcounter Global StatsThis graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems in North America based on over 3 billion monthly page views.
Replying to @TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
Steam machine and Steam OS for non Steam devices?
Steam machine sales numbers are nowhere near high enough for that
Replying to @Dookieman12@piefed.social
I have not seen any numbers for the sales other than an estimated 12k/week.
Replying to @nocturne@slrpnk.net
That’s nothing for the scale of OS market share.
Replying to @nocturne@slrpnk.net
So instead of it being crazy in itself that Linux use should triple within a few months, you suggest that a tiny fragment of the Linux ecosphere alone is responsible?
I think the more likely explanation here is that the collection of data or use of the data behind the stat is flawed.
Replying to @nocturne@slrpnk.net
I’m sure they’ve worked to raise awareness that Linux is a great alternative to Windows, but they aren’t directly making this large of a difference.