Comment by richardfey

3 months ago

> with Linux Desktop marketshare still slowly, steadily rising over the last 10 months.

Where do you get these figures from? Is there a sensible % increase?

I've been using Linux desktop for a decade now and I am certain it still used by few, and nothing has changed recently. Or you're telling me 2026 is the year of the Linux desktop?

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fao_  3 months ago

Probably not 2026, but sure, by 2030. A fair chunk of the younger generation do give a shit about privacy (see also: torrenting on the rise again), Linux is mostly unattended with respect to configuring things these days, and things like "sound" and "games" are for the most part a thing of the past outside of 4 or 5 specific games that require kernel-level anticheat.

  • rolph  3 months ago

    yes torrenting is on the rise, and a lot more people seem to be aware of private torrents.

potwinkle  3 months ago

The year of the Linux Desktop was like 3 years ago with Proton becoming good and the kernel getting a ton of improvements.