It's not a typo. Linux's desktop share is growing, according to the US government's records.

Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:

After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.

Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it’s growing fast.

  • BrightCandle@lemmy.world
    44·
    19 hours ago

    Most technology adoption follows an S curve, it can often take a long time to start to get going. Linux has gradually and steadily been improving especially for games and other desktop uses while at the same time Microsoft has been making Windows worse. I feel more that this is Microsoft’s fault, they have abandoned the development of desktop Windows and the advancement of support for modern processor designs and gaming hardware. This has for the first time has let Linux catch up and in many cases exceed Windows capabilities on especially gaming which has always been a stubborn issue. Its still a problem especially in hardware support for VR and other peripherals but its the sort of thing that might sort itself out once the user base grows and companies start producing software for Linux instead.

    It might not be enough, but the switching off Windows 10 is causing a change which Microsoft might really regret in a few years.

    • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org
      10·
      17 hours ago

      Microsoft has been making Windows worse. I feel more that this is Microsoft’s fault, they have abandoned the development of desktop Windows and the advancement of support for modern processor designs and gaming hardware.

      Moores law is dead since a long time except for graphic cards and GPUs. This means you can’t keep adding things to desktop software in the style of “What IBM giveth, Microsoft takes away”.

      Existing development paradigms don’t add significant qualities to many-processor hardware.

      Which also explains part of the AI craze. It is investment money searching for a sensible use.

    • Semisimian@startrek.websiteEnglish
      13·
      19 hours ago

      I’ll hang on to 10 as long as they’ll let me, but I am never going to 11. Then it’ll be a distro for dis bro.

      Sorry.

        • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          91·
          15 hours ago

          For me, VR support. Rocking win10 IOT LTSC on my main PC until compatibility improves, but already switched to Mint on my work laptop (and likely the main PC before/during 2032)

          • PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz
            1·
            10 hours ago

            Agreed! I use EOS but I have to keep a dual boot setup mostly because of VR. ALVR is extremely buggy and slow for me whereas Envision easily starts but has a -10-20FPS and might crash in 10+ people VRChat instances

          • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            5·
            14 hours ago

            Awesome! Mint is great, it’s my number one recommendation.

            I’ve never tried vr before and I’d really like to at some point.

            • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              2·
              7 hours ago

              OpenXR/SteamVR is an amazing system, and it’s easy to buy a second hand headset and just replace the face gasket (The Valve index has them attached with a few magnets). Especially with games like VRchat, Half Life ALYX, and modded support in games like Minecraft, PCVR is pretty good right now for newbies!