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The Quiet Revolution: GNU/Linux Crosses 6% Desktop Market Share—And It’s Just the Beginning (puri.sm)

submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 2 points 2 days 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