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I'm not sure how accurate StatCounter is, given that most Linux users use adblockers. However, according to it, Linux has almost a 14% desktop share in India.

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Is that why India has the best programmers?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

nope. that's why India has a lot of sweatshops and our assholes of western managers exploit them.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

Without India, the IT world is not going to run very well. ChatGPT is too trashy, it cannot replace the engineers pumped out of our college factories.

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