Comment by randomdata

> The Linux desktop appeals to developers and hackers, so 4% is probably the best they're ever going to do.

Probably not. The body of the article reports 6.24% desktop Linux penetration already.

The 4% reported in the headline refers to browsers which report Linux in the user-agent string. That is more down to browser choice than kernel choice. Specifically, a popular Linux browser has chosen to omit "Linux" from its default user-agent claim, hence the discrepancy.

It may be that developers and hackers are drawn to certain browsers, but that is beyond the subject of Linux.