Linux now owns 5% of the desktop OS market.
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Linux now owns 5% of the desktop OS market.
And no, that’s not counting ChromeOS—even though it runs a Linux kernel and uses a Linux userland, but let’s not start that fight today.
Still, I can’t help wondering: how much of that growth is just gamers? It’s hard to ignore the timing. Linux starts climbing right as the Steam Deck blows up. That’s not a fluke. That’s momentum.
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxs-ascendancy-charting-open-source-surge-desktop-os-arena -
Linux now owns 5% of the desktop OS market.
And no, that’s not counting ChromeOS—even though it runs a Linux kernel and uses a Linux userland, but let’s not start that fight today.
Still, I can’t help wondering: how much of that growth is just gamers? It’s hard to ignore the timing. Linux starts climbing right as the Steam Deck blows up. That’s not a fluke. That’s momentum.
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linuxs-ascendancy-charting-open-source-surge-desktop-os-arenaAs someone who's been using Linux exclusively since 1997 (ok, some FreeBSD too!) what is taking everyone so long?
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As someone who's been using Linux exclusively since 1997 (ok, some FreeBSD too!) what is taking everyone so long?
@dianea For me, it was gaming. It wasn’t very good on Linux but now it is.
