Linux has surpassed 5% desktop market share in the US (5.03% in June 2025), per StatCounter, driven by privacy concerns, rising costs of Windows/macOS, and user-friendly distros like Ubuntu. Community celebrates amid gaming and enterprise boosts, though challenges like software gaps persist; analysts eye 7% by 2027.
  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    22 hours ago

    Looking forward, analysts predict Linux could hit 7% by 2027 if trends continue, driven by AI integrations in distributions like those from Canonical

    Or rather, by their optionality. Some people want those tools, some don’t want to touch them with a 3m pole; Linux can appease to both, unlike Windows is doing.