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fanderal

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Registered: 2017-01-14

Posts: 80  

desktop market share

Seems Windows' nagware (push updates) and needing a new computer just to upgrade is wearing thin... much like years of other annoyances promoted as 'features' to users. It's cost them their share in the desktop market and likely explains the increase in the Linux desktop market share.

World desktop market share in 2010
Windows: 93%
Linux:    0.75%

World desktop market share in 2020
Windows: 76%
Linux:    1.93%

World desktop market share in 2024
Windows: 72%
Linux:    4.45%

According to OSTechNix (below), "Linux may reach a 5% market share in 2024." Some think, 'That's great!' Some think, 'That's gonna clog the forums with appliance users!'

The last link below is after a Linux market share uptick in 2006 and, as quoted in the article, didn't cause concern. While this increase in market share may attract some slight increase in Linux desktop malware, it remains to be seen.

Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide
July 2024
https://gs.statcounter.com/windows-vers … ldwide/%5C

Linux Market Share Reaches New Peak: July 2024 Report
August 20, 2024
https://ostechnix.com/linux-market-shar … 24-report/

Desktop Linux Market Share: August 2024
02 Aug 2024
https://itsfoss.com/linux-market-share/

Linux desktop growth could spur new malware activity
Apr 20, 2006
https://www.networkworld.com/article/84 … ivity.html

Camtaf

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Registered: 2019-11-19

Posts: 436  

Re: desktop market share

If you were to include derivatives, it is quite a bit higher than 4.45%.

(Android tablets & phones, for instance.)

Last edited by Camtaf (2024-08-31 12:36:03)

fanderal

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Registered: 2017-01-14

Posts: 80  

Re: desktop market share

If you were to include derivatives

I agree. Was searching another topic and one result was the OSTechNix article with that "may reach a 5% market share" quote. Got curious as I hadn't known the Linux desktop market had increased that much.

delgado

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Registered: 2022-07-14

Posts: 212  

Re: desktop market share

The desktop nice.
Last resort of Microsoft Windows.