Another fresh month and so we have the latest operating system market share details from Statcounter, and it's another impressive showing for Linux from August 2024.
  • Lvxferre@mander.xyz
    12·
    16 days ago

    What happened around '20?

    I’m asking that because, the way that I’m reading this graph, there’s a plateau between '15 and '20, and then a slope upwards.

      • Lvxferre@mander.xyz
        4·
        16 days ago

        Rumors that Valve was working on a portable gaming unit had emerged in May 2021

        Perhaps. The timing fits considerably better than the other alternatives mentioned until now.

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      13·
      16 days ago

      I think it’s a combination of factors:

      • Long term trend of services moving from native desktop to more web apps which incidentally improves Linux support
      • Valve pushing Linux Gaming to new heights
      • Flatpak reaches critical mass and shipping on multiple distros by default
      • Unpopularity of the latest Windows development trends
      • Average PC user becoming more technically inclined – “normal” people more likely to skip the PC and go mobile-only
    • BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
      7·
      16 days ago

      Windows 10 and 11 happened

      Edit: Also around 2017 DXVK happened bringing high end gaming to Linux