According to the StatCounter, Linux on the desktop has continued to rise and remains above 4%, with this being the healthiest it's ever looked on the desktop.
    • @HouseWolf@lemm.eeEnglish
      43•1 year ago

      Windows 11 got quite a few people to look into trying Linux

      I personally didn’t think Win11 was that big of a downgrade over Win10, But I also didn’t like 10 to begin with so I didn’t need much convincing.

      • @BCsven@lemmy.ca
        8•1 year ago

        W10 release is what moved me to linux. My worstation got noticeably slower for CAD and my wife’s laptop became a brick

      • @neutron@thelemmy.club
        4•1 year ago

        I’m guessing there’s a reduced pool of desktop pc users, thus Linux users are now slightly bigger in proportion? There has been big advances regarding Linux adoption, too.

    • @hperrin@lemmy.world
      21•1 year ago

      Probably a number of factors. Some I can think of that may have contributed:

      • Steam Deck showing that gaming is possible on Linux.
      • Windows 11’s hardware requirements pushing people to try Linux on older hardware.
      • Microsoft’s recent enshittification of Windows by pushing Edge and AI so hard.
      • KDE has been pushing to fix bugs and has gotten really good lately.
      • Electron has made a lot of apps people really need super easy to build for Linux, so companies have started releasing apps for Linux.
      • Flatpak has done the same, for distribution.
      • Avid Amoeba
        10•1 year ago

        Did you dare to say something positive about Electron? Blasphemy!

    • @melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee
      9•1 year ago

      Proton making Linux better for gaming, which was the biggest excuse for holdouts. Steam deck showing you could not only game on Linux, but do so while sitting in a tree, with long term support implied by show of confidence from a large corporation.

      Windows steepened its enshittification spiral.

      The pandemic put a lot of people in a more experimental space, and they tried a lot of shit. And a lot of people picked up new skills. Including Linux 101.

      And people saw authority in general start failing in a big ways. A lot of people started questioning shit. Including corporate hegemonies.