• Frozentea725@feddit.uk
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      1 month ago

      Yeah, it a temporary measure due to people leaving. Microsoft will not change. Linux is far better

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      1 month ago

      When I started using Linux in 2009 it had around 0.6 percent market share on desktop. Windows had 95%.

      Today Windows is measured below 68%, and Linux has been measured above 4% by statcounter.com.

      These things move faster the more people make the change. Linux only reached 1% in 2013, 2% in 2021, 3% in 2023, and 4% was somehow first measured already in 2024. For every single person making the switch it becomes easier for others to do the same, and companies consider Linux support to be a little bit more important. One can only wonder at which percentage of market share it will be offered as a mainstream alternative when buying a new computer, but it seems pretty clear that we’re getting there.

      I guess my point is that we all won when you ditched Windows. Thanks for that.

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        1 month ago

        10% market share is when I expect it to be impossible to ignore and I think we’re gonna get there fast like you alluded to.

        But…mainly for games. The corporate crowd will stay on Windows because they benefit from propping up other corporations. PC/laptop manufacturers will still push Windows for the same reason