Good progress of Linux gaming probably contributed to this.
Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
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Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#12Probably 70 or 80% of cloud workloads are Linux, and like 60% of embedded devices, of which there are billions. And of those embedded/mobile devices, the rest will either be running iOS, vxworks, freertos or zephyr. I think the joke has always been "this is the year of Linux", but in all honesty... it's the decade of Linux. It's probably one of the few areas where there is growth in computing capacity and by far most…
Consumers don't know any of that. The article is about desktop penetration. There was a chance with mobile phones to use and signal Linux, but that didn't happen either. Still, congratulations on hitting 3% desktop share.
> There was a chance with mobile phones to use and signal Linux, but that didn't happen either.
What do you mean? Android is Linux!
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#13Probably 70 or 80% of cloud workloads are Linux, and like 60% of embedded devices, of which there are billions. And of those embedded/mobile devices, the rest will either be running iOS, vxworks, freertos or zephyr. I think the joke has always been "this is the year of Linux", but in all honesty... it's the decade of Linux. It's probably one of the few areas where there is growth in computing capacity and by far most…
The article is specifically about ‘desktop’ market share and not the other markets where Linux is used, which is irrelevant.
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#14Probably 70 or 80% of cloud workloads are Linux, and like 60% of embedded devices, of which there are billions. And of those embedded/mobile devices, the rest will either be running iOS, vxworks, freertos or zephyr. I think the joke has always been "this is the year of Linux", but in all honesty... it's the decade of Linux. It's probably one of the few areas where there is growth in computing capacity and by far most…
Good luck trying to run a proper GNU/Linux on those Android devices.
Actually tbere are plenty of other options for embedded.
As for the server room, UNIX was already the winner there anyway, since the 1990's.
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Consumers don't know any of that. The article is about desktop penetration. There was a chance with mobile phones to use and signal Linux, but that didn't happen either. Still, congratulations on hitting 3% desktop share.
> There was a chance with mobile phones to use and signal Linux, but that didn't happen either. What do you mean? Android is Linux!
Android uses the Linux kernel, with a Java/Kotlin userspace.
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#16Apparently at the expense of "unknown".
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#17> While someone may seem the figure modest, it signifies a growing acceptance and recognition of the power and versatility of Linux. Does it? It’s 3%. If it was 15% or 20% maybe you could say that. It’s less than “unknown” and less than ChromeOS which is just over 4%. If it wasn’t a round number, I don’t think anyone would ever write this article because the number is just too small. It’s nice that it seems to be gro…
Who uses ChromeOS ? Here in EU I haven't seen or heard anyone using this.
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#18Probably 70 or 80% of cloud workloads are Linux, and like 60% of embedded devices, of which there are billions. And of those embedded/mobile devices, the rest will either be running iOS, vxworks, freertos or zephyr. I think the joke has always been "this is the year of Linux", but in all honesty... it's the decade of Linux. It's probably one of the few areas where there is growth in computing capacity and by far most…
Are there really 20-30% of cloud workloads not on Linux?
What do they do? Who uses them?
Re: Linux has achieved a 3% desktop market share
#19They forgot to show windows version.