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Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years (linuxiac.com)
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StatCounter’s June 2026 report shows Linux at one of its strongest recent positions, while Windows falls to 56.55%.

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[-] Marija_@programming.dev 16 points 1 day ago

I'm not surprised. Between privacy concerns, forced features, and Linux becoming easier to use, the barrier to switching is lower than it used to be.

[-] manuremy@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 hours ago

I just Minted my old laptop that I last used like.. 2-3 years ago to try out Ubuntu (which didn't go well.) The progress is huge and I'm really very confused on how well things work now, even all my games on Steam?? When did this all happen?? Gonna make the switch on my main PC in few weeks.

[-] Marija_@programming.dev 2 points 3 hours ago

Proton has been a huge game changer tho

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