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Linux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounter
www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-market-share-in-north-america-has-breached-10-statcounter/
XDALinux's market share in North America has breached 10% for the first time, says StatCounterThe start of something big, or is something else affecting the numbers?
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
For NA desktop usage, StatCounter lists Linux as:
Lemmy: “Sure, why not.”
StatCounter Global StatsDesktop Operating System Market Share North America | Statcounter Global StatsThis graph shows the market share of desktop operating systems in North America based on over 3 billion monthly page views.
Yeah, something is fucky with these numbers. Is there a corresponding drop in Windows/Mac numbers? Or is this due to a large number of new machines appearing out of nowhere?
Replying to @Dookieman12@piefed.social
It’s proportional, so by definition there’s a corresponding drop. But there’s no explanation for why it’s happened.
Replying to @frongt@lemmy.zip
Yes, in percentages. But the question was about absolute numbers, I think.