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[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (4 children)

And people wonder why Linux has never gained large marketshare

[–] Perroboc@lemmy.world 100 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh, for sure. Windows marketshare never drops only because of its friendly community.

[–] Geert@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But it's on your phone, it's powering most websites including this very lemmy instance, it's on Steam Decks. Linux is everywhere. But if you want to narrow it down to desktop computers then sure, it doesn't have anywhere near the marketshare windows has.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

People generally mean consumer facing products when they talk about market share. In particular I was commenting on how many Linux communities are still obsessed with the idea that desktop Linux will win out over Windows

[–] Geert@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Android is basically Linux. But I don't see many communities obsessing over it, the 'year of the linux desktop' thing has been a meme for decades.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Ya know that’s a fair point about the phones. But as far as desktop I still see lots of posts about how Linux is “taking over” the (desktop) gaming space. Most of which ignore the real reasons people don’t use Linux (again, on desktop) (the community, the difficulty of setup, the inertia, etc)

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Most Linux fanboys don't think Linux will ever truly overtake Windows, just that it has the potential to cut into their market share.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A new adoptor doesnt have to deal with bug report hate comments though

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

“People are an asshole to me. So it’s okay if I’m an asshole to them”