• barbara@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Go back to statistics 101.

    Following doesnot show that it is rising. That it is rising you have to show rising absolut not relative numbers.

    not just staying above 4% but rising a little once again showing the trend is clear that Linux use is rising

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      3 months ago

      To be clear, you’re arguing that (considering the increase in population) desktop computer ownership per capita may be falling?

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        3 months ago

        If the amount of windows users decreases and linux stays the same, linux market share increases. Meaning, linux use is not rising, just windows is falling. Slight but important difference.

        5 linux and 5 windows users. 50% market share. If one windows user drops, linux has 56% market share although the amount of users didn’t change.

        But yes, desktop per capita is probably decreasing as well.

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            3 months ago

            Yes. Generation Z rarely uses computers and knows nothing about them, compared to other generations. Many don’t even know what a file hirarchy is because their device doesn’t have a proper file system for users.

            The old users die and no new user is replacing them.