Linux Has Over 3% Of The Desktop Market? It's More Complicated Than That
ZDNet, Thursday, July 13,2023
StatCounter says it does, but a closer look reveals old-school Linux desktops are still stuck at a lower number. If you take a broader view, however, Linux is the most popular end-user operating system of all.
Every few years, people get excited that maybe this will be the year of the Linux desktop. Now, I can argue, and I have, that happened long ago. But when you're talking about the traditional PC running a desktop Linux system such as Linux Mint, MX Linux, or Ubuntu, the numbers remain minute. In StatCounter's latest desktop market share numbers, Linux has made it up to 3.08%.