According to the StatCounter, Linux on the desktop has continued to rise and remains above 4%, with this being the healthiest it's ever looked on the desktop.
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.
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.
To be clear, you’re arguing that (considering the increase in population) desktop computer ownership per capita may be falling?
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.
Yeah but do you think people just drop windows and don’t move to any OS afterwards?
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.