Matriks404 comments on Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right

Linux has over 6% of the desktop market? Yes, you read that right - here's how (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev

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Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:

After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.

Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it's growing fast.

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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Is that because Linux run on more desktop computers, or just that there's less desktop computers (and laptops) overall? When everybody switches to smartphones and AR/VR, and there's bunch of geeks running Linux on their old rusty desktop setups, is that really something that should be celebrated?

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[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

There aren't less laptops and desktops. Sure, there are more smartphones and tablets, and laptops are being used more than desktops. But desktop, keyboards, laptops, mice, monitors, etc. Manufacturing hasn't slowed down, it keeps accelerating steadily. IT spending has grown year over year steadily for more than a decade. Last year alone there were more than 240 million desktops shipped, a growth from the previous year. The AI bubble caused a spike in PC production that had been previously declining slowly.

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