Statcounter is reporting that Linux on the desktop has surpassed 4% of market share compared to just 1.53% in October 2020. The reasons for the increase aren't known but we speculate about the cause.

Statcounter, a website that tracks the market share of web browsers, operating systems, and search engines, is reporting that Linux on the desktop has over 4% market share for the very first time (Statcounter records ChromeOS as a separate operating system despite being based on Linux). Statcounter doesn’t provide any explanation about why the market share has increased but we can speculate what’s going on.

Linux’s march to its 4.03% market share has been a steady process ever since the final months of 2020 when Linux held just 1.53% of desktop market share. One of the biggest contributors to the growth of Linux is likely the stringent hardware requirements of Windows 11.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I imagine that could get pretty dystopian pretty quickly.

    Permanently block the CPU from the internet through a shared ISP ban list?

    • Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
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      8 months ago

      the person writing the software would have to allow for the check to happen i would think. the only game im aware that actively uses it is Valorant.