2026-08-03T20:34:40.546792Z

Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers

www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/

Windows LatestLinux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbersNo, Linux desktop market share has not crossed 10% in North America, and Windows is not suddenly losing millions of users. 2026 is not the year of Linux, for those who care. If anything, it’s the year the internet died, because the entire spike appears to be driven by AI bots. Almost every month, we […]

2026-08-04T02:36:15.041665Z

Sludge@Sludge@sh.itjust.works

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Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

My family had 3 windows machines a few years ago. Now we have 3 Linux machines.

I know we’re not representative of the public at large, but my siblings are interested in transitioning… My friends are having more and more gripes with windows lately… Seems like a revolution is on the horizon. Never seen this sort of willingness, so who knows

2026-08-04T05:50:35.685298Z

Dimantina@Dimantina@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨Sludge@sh.itjust.works⁩

Just to echo you. Same, we went to Linux transitioned one computer almost two years ago, then all four in our house slowly. We’ve been windows free for over a year now.

Honestly I don’t think Windows could ever get my family back.

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2026-08-04T10:20:49.433931Z

Olhonestjim@Olhonestjim@lemmy.world

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Replying to @⁨Dimantina@lemmy.world⁩

The only Windoes PC in my house is my work PC, and I barely touch it at home.