2026-04-06 02:38 UTC
But the thing with anything that involves network effect (like any os adoption) is that the growth is very slow at first, but it grows faster and faster as more people get in. We used to be grouped along with "others" in charts, then came the "counted with less than 1%" mark, and it took a long time. Then the 1% milestone, then 2%, much faster than from not counted to counted, then 3%, faster than it moved from 1 to 2. Now stats vary from 3 to 5 %, depending on the source. It's getting really fast, and will grow even faster. This is a very significant difference
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@just_another_person@lemmy.world 2026-04-06 03:30
I feel like I'm insane for having to constantly reassure people on this fact, but... LINUX IS THE MOST DEPLOYED OS ON THIS PLANET Desktops are just software on top of Linux. The OS itself is superfluous. It's in your TV, router, car, toothbrush...etc. Who uses what for desktop matters very little except to the people making the desktop experience. The only thing on the horizon that is going to make a huge dent in the numbers you see reported on Steam, are Valve's new hardware. Meanwhile, many EU government operations are switching to Linux as fast as they can move their little fingers, but you won't see that reflected on the stats you're paying attention to.