It’s been gaining a pretty linear 0.5% market share per year for a while. Which is up a lot from the historic pattern of always being about 1%. Unfortunately I think the bigger trend is people giving up on personal computers and using a phone or tablet.
I think it’ll be interesting to see what happens when the AI bubble pops. A lot of people want to hold off on switching OS until they get a new computer, but the absurd prices of RAM and GPUs are stopping people from doing that.
Well, the absured prices of some PC parts might actually drive some Linux adoption purelly because replacing an aging Windows install with Linux is a guaranteed way to extend the usability of the hardware, even for really old stuff (for most people, less so for gamers).
That said, the vast majority of people use whatever OS that comes pre-installed in their PC when they buy it.
I think you hit it: market share is going up as the market shrinks. Same (or even lower) number of Linux desktop users, but desktop users themselves are dwindling - migrating away. I know a scary number of people who use their phone for everything and are basically clueless at a desktop with a mouse and keyboard.
It’s been gaining a pretty linear 0.5% market share per year for a while. Which is up a lot from the historic pattern of always being about 1%. Unfortunately I think the bigger trend is people giving up on personal computers and using a phone or tablet.
I think it’ll be interesting to see what happens when the AI bubble pops. A lot of people want to hold off on switching OS until they get a new computer, but the absurd prices of RAM and GPUs are stopping people from doing that.
Well, the absured prices of some PC parts might actually drive some Linux adoption purelly because replacing an aging Windows install with Linux is a guaranteed way to extend the usability of the hardware, even for really old stuff (for most people, less so for gamers).
That said, the vast majority of people use whatever OS that comes pre-installed in their PC when they buy it.
I think you hit it: market share is going up as the market shrinks. Same (or even lower) number of Linux desktop users, but desktop users themselves are dwindling - migrating away. I know a scary number of people who use their phone for everything and are basically clueless at a desktop with a mouse and keyboard.