valentino@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoLinux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August gs.statcounter.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1850arrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1828arrow-down1external-linkLinux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August gs.statcounter.comvalentino@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square164fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up105arrow-down2·1 year agoJust an FYI that at this rate it’s only going to take another 115 years before Linux has 100% market share.
minus-squarekby@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down1·1 year ago2138 is the year of the Linux desktop!
minus-squareComradeKhoumrag@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 year agoWhat if S-curve instead of linear rate?
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up49arrow-down1·1 year agoYou mean Linux isn’t going to have 200% market share one day? Shit, I’m starting to think my calculations may have not been totally serious.
minus-squareDeclamatie@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEntirely possible if the population dubbles
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-21 year agoMarket share is usually a curve.
minus-squareEnglish Mobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year ago2138, year of the Linux desktop.
minus-squareselokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThis is the same logic that a right wing ex-president of my country used to criticize the current leftist president while talking about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
minus-squarevalentino@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s for August. And the growth is exponential, not linear.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTo a point. Let’s be honest it’s going to be more like an S-curve since you can’t go past 100% market share, and some people will refuse to switch. And people not wanting to switch is fine imo. Having competition will likely help all OS’s get better over time
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoi mean i’d prefer the competition to be BSD and such, not windows and macos
minus-squarepriapus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhy would market share increase linearly?
Just an FYI that at this rate it’s only going to take another 115 years before Linux has 100% market share.
2138 is the year of the Linux desktop!
What if S-curve instead of linear rate?
You mean Linux isn’t going to have 200% market share one day? Shit, I’m starting to think my calculations may have not been totally serious.
I get that, I just like math
Entirely possible if the population dubbles
Market share is usually a curve.
2138, year of the Linux desktop.
Exacting 100years after y2k38
This is the same logic that a right wing ex-president of my country used to criticize the current leftist president while talking about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
That’s for August. And the growth is exponential, not linear.
To a point. Let’s be honest it’s going to be more like an S-curve since you can’t go past 100% market share, and some people will refuse to switch.
And people not wanting to switch is fine imo. Having competition will likely help all OS’s get better over time
i mean i’d prefer the competition to be BSD and such, not windows and macos
That’s fine, there’s no rush.
Why would market share increase linearly?