Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIn wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weekswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square339linkfedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down153
arrow-up11.38Karrow-down1external-linkIn wake of Windows 10 retirement, over 780,000 Windows users skip Win 11 for Linux, says Zorin OS developers — distro hits unprecedented 1 million downloads in five weekswww.tomshardware.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square339linkfedilink
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoSo… a few months before this, Linux had been noted to have just tipped 5% desktop market share… What’s it going to be like now? 6%? 10%!?
minus-squarebiscuitswalrus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day ago1.5 billion windows users, another million transfers to 1.499 billion windows and +0.001 billion Linux. The windows number was purely from Google, no validation has been done.
minus-squareDigit@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoMhmm. Though Zorin’s only one distro. And not a really well known one. Fun to speculate around all the unknown variables.
So… a few months before this, Linux had been noted to have just tipped 5% desktop market share…
What’s it going to be like now? 6%? 10%!?
1.5 billion windows users, another million transfers to 1.499 billion windows and +0.001 billion Linux. The windows number was purely from Google, no validation has been done.
Mhmm. Though Zorin’s only one distro. And not a really well known one. Fun to speculate around all the unknown variables.