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Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
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Is this because more people are using Linux, or because less people are using desktop/laptop computers in general? GenZ/Alpha are basically just about phones these days, and large numbers of older generations are probably moving that way, if just because of the cost of PCs now.
Not saying interest in Linux isn't growing... but I'd imagine it's less about that and more about traditional computers just not being as much of a thing for non-enthusiasts. Enthusiasts being the most likely to make the switch.
My cynical nature says its just steam decks and people not using/unable to afford PCs anymore.
My anecdotal experience says ive swapped 6 of my own family members to linux and know of at least 3 people doing the same, so it might be real
theres millions of PCs out there that cant run Windows 11 for stupid reasons, no reason to not believe some of them are getting linux'd to keep being used.
That's a great question to be asking, mobile usage on the internet keeps growing, students are also using more tablets (iOS or Android) and Chrome Books at university over traditional laptops.
At the end of the day it's how small the Windows percentage will be.
mobile/desktop proportions are pretty much stabilized these days. You can check that in that same data source, or on cloudflare stats