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Linux smashes another market share record for August 2024 on Statcounter
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Well, in 2009 it was what? like .5% of all desktops or something? Can't really go down from there.
I don't disagree the trend is up, I mostly disagree that the number provided is accurate and is likely wildly wrong: it's possible it's wildly low, but I really don't think so.
Anecdata: I know more people in my circles that have switched from running Linux on their computers than to running Linux. Almost 100% of the switchers moved to Mwhatever Macbooks because they got tired of dealing with the shit that is x86 laptop hardware, and Linux use was the casualty of shitty hardware.