Where do they get data from?
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They get the data from user-agent strings, so it may not be 100% accurate
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Statcounter numbers are to be taker with boulders of salt. you can look at many metrics and especially when you filter by country. you will see a lot of erratic unexplained changes. jumping down and then a few months lather up by sometimes up to double digits.
Question: Why is BSD so low? (And why/what is unknown?)
There really isn't a compelling argument for BSD other than interest and hobby. It doesn't have the industrial use case Linux has.
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