Linux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounter

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Do my eyes deceive me? Apparently not. According to Statcounter, the Linux share on the desktop has actually now passed 3% for the first time.


While it has been close a couple of times, the trend according to their stats is pretty clear that Linux use has been slowly rising over the last few years. This does not include ChromeOS, even though it's based on Linux, as they track that separately so this is just plain desktop Linux.


As always, keep a big pinch of salt ready though for any such survey. Statcounter gather this data from around "1.5 million sites globally". Still, just like the Steam Survey that we regularly look at for trends, it's an interesting measure to keep an eye on for the overall picture.
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Linux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounter

Do my eyes deceive me? Apparently not. According to Statcounter, the Linux share on the desktop has actually now passed 3% for the first time.
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The biggest issue is, most of the desktop users wouldn't really need windows, but because corporates are narrow sighted they push it. Cause MS has them believing they are for enterprises and users panic if the button isn't in the same place.
 
I wonder what effect Windows 11 suuport for Linux has had, and if they have included the number of people who now have Linux installed under Windows 11.
 
Lupus said:
The biggest issue is, most of the desktop users wouldn't really need windows, but because corporates are narrow sighted they push it. Cause MS has them believing they are for enterprises and users panic if the button isn't in the same place.
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One of the leading causes of most project failure is improper change management and leadership - MS did very well in being the "ÖS for the masses" and changing that mindset will be an almost insurmountable thing to do
 
Mzezman said:
One of the leading causes of most project failure is improper change management and leadership - MS did very well in being the "ÖS for the masses" and changing that mindset will be an almost insurmountable thing to do
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Could make it look like Windows :-)
 
Lupus said:
The biggest issue is, most of the desktop users wouldn't really need windows, but because corporates are narrow sighted they push it. Cause MS has them believing they are for enterprises and users panic if the button isn't in the same place.
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Because many people don't want to spend 30 minutes applying some wattage to learning a new interface, the world owes Microsoft billions.

Additionally, the guy in finance still calls the IT guy for Excel support.

The satire is strong with our species :D
 
I tried connecting to SARS using the latest PeppermintOS (on Debian 12) with Chrome but was unsuccessful, so there are definately many incompatibilities.
 
Bobbin said:
Because many people don't want to spend 30 minutes applying some wattage to learning a new interface, the world owes Microsoft billions.

Additionally, the guy in finance still calls the IT guy for Excel support.

The satire is strong with our species :D
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Dude we had to change the colour of a button back to it's original colour. I was dreading the day our new UI came out for our product, thankfully it was better accepted after a year of the "old" one.
 
dabbler said:
I tried connecting to SARS using the latest PeppermintOS (on Debian 12) with Chrome but was unsuccessful, so there are definately many incompatibilities.
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And Firefox? eFiling works fine for me on Ubuntu 22.10 and Firefox 115.
 
Lupus said:
The biggest issue is, most of the desktop users wouldn't really need windows, but because corporates are narrow sighted they push it. Cause MS has them believing they are for enterprises and users panic if the button isn't in the same place.
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The cost of management of desktops is massive, especially in big corps. Lockdown etc.
Linux desktop manager is a nightmare, and then you land up with paid distro's and management software, Windows works out cheaper.
 
WalkWithMe said:
The cost of management of desktops is massive, especially in big corps. Lockdown etc.
Linux desktop manager is a nightmare, and then you land up with paid distro's and management software, Windows works out cheaper.
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How is it a nightmare?
 
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