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Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS (www.webpronews.com)

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[–] eddanja@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Thanks Microsoft!

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (3 children)

Are they counting Steamdecks?

Or what is the scope?

[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

Unless they track Steam Deck specific fingerprints the OS may be classified as Arch, but either way: yes, every Steam Deck counts as a Linux system out of the box.

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[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I was wondering if Linux would break 5% in global stats. Can I expect that? I am still not sure.

[–] emb@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I wonder if SteamDeck counts toward desktop share here? It kinda is a desktop OS, even though it's mainly used on a handheld device. Either way, I think that contributes a lot to normalization and stability of the ecosystem, if not device count.

The big factor though is probably just a shrinking market. For people that aren't computer nerds or businesses, it's getting less likely they own a laptop or desktop, and more likely they think their phone is good enough.

[–] emn316@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Only if Steam Decks are being counted by StatCounter

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