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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Linux back at 4.04% on the Desktop. Windows went below 73% (gs.statcounter.com)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It peaked at 4.05% in March. The last 2 months it went just below 4% as the Unknown category increased. For June the reverse happened, so 4.04% seems to be the real current share of Linux on Desktop as desktop clients were read properly/werent spoofed.

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[–] [email protected] 116 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The combined forces of microsoft reaching new heights of greed and intrusion, plus the massive dev efforts for the best ever GNU Linux and Proton 📈📈📈

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Microsoft set themselves up the bomb

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Microsoft: As long as Adobe, Office, Autodesk are on my side, I have nothing to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

All your corporate greed are belong to us

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I use Linux for personal use, and Ive been using windows for work due to necessity.

There is one app I need that does not support Linux. I contacted their support asking about a Linux version and they suggested using waysroid to run the android version of the app.

So, when I have free time I’m working on switching things over.

My main motivation is Microsoft pushing ads everywhere and being aggressive about using online accounts and stuff that like.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Whats interesting is that both income , profits and the stock have been growing well for years, maybe they are just monetizing more aggressively because they can't compete on product quality (unlike other markets that are still evolving, AI and Cloud). not a ton of stuff to improve in operation systems it seems.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There are system dialogs that have unused space for ads, still plenty to improve!

In all seriousness, cloud (azure) and office subscriptions blew up and account for like 70% of MS profits. They know the Windows experience is lacking, but when they already capture so much of the market and it's such a small slice of revenue, they have no incentive to improve.