Cloudflare is also showing the same trend: Linux usage on Desktops is rising. You can also filter the Cloudflare data to "likely human" and it still shows the same trend
Statcounter is now showing 10% Linux market share on desktops in North America
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america
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cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de · 36 pts · 23d
On the one hand, this is crazy. On the other hand, I don't even really care anymore since I found my "forever"-OS in Linux some years ago. Once I made the switch I stopped thinking about it, it just works.
jcor357@piefed.social · 20 pts · 23d
Yes but which distro😅
GreenShimada@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 23d
Y'all, not it's not. Bots, maybe, but also what's the source of this data?
This chart lists Mac OS and OSX as 2 different lines. You trust this data because it confirms your biases?
712@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 23d
Mac OS and OSX seem to be reported separately apparently because many browsers don’t distinguish them?
Just something I read on Reddit, not sure if true.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 23d
according to what i’ve seen on reddit (amazing source i know), safari reports itself as OS X while other browsers report themselves as macOS
madthumbs@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 23d
Many Linux users boast about using multiple computers for redundant tasks, as well as virtual machines. -It doesn't even have to be bots. They've published on various sites like Reddit how to manipulate the steam survey pop-up. Don't trust any stats on Linux. -Even if it was part of the US census, they couldn't get an accurate number.
vermaterc@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 23d
Any chance most of this traffic is just bots hosted on Linux?
JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org · 28 pts · 23d
You can filter the cloudflare data for "likely automated" and "likely human" and that gives you ~6% Linux in the last 4 weeks. Cloudflares main business is bot and DDOS protection on a global scale, so their numbers will be the best you can get:
Canigou@jlai.lu · 6 pts · 23d
I would think most of it, since when you filter for other regions (Europe, Asia, etc), you don't get such a strong trend. So if it is mostly driven by the US, I would exclude single users to be the cause. I don't think there is any reason the user market would be this different there from other parts of the world.