markus99@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoLinux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈gs.statcounter.comexternal-linkmessage-square234fedilinkarrow-up1972arrow-down119cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1953arrow-down1external-linkLinux hits 4% on the desktop 🐧 📈gs.statcounter.commarkus99@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square234fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 months agoExactly. As usual, the geeks in this forum are completely out of touch with reality. I say that as a Linux user of decades. Desktop stats matter less than ever because ordinary people do not buy desktop computers any more and will do so even less in the future.
minus-squareghterve@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-29 months agoBut in this context, desktop includes laptops. People still buy those.
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoLess and less. At this point most internet users in the world have never been near a general-purpose computer of any kind.
Exactly.
As usual, the geeks in this forum are completely out of touch with reality. I say that as a Linux user of decades.
Desktop stats matter less than ever because ordinary people do not buy desktop computers any more and will do so even less in the future.
But in this context, desktop includes laptops. People still buy those.
Less and less. At this point most internet users in the world have never been near a general-purpose computer of any kind.