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| From | Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.advocacy, comp.os.linux.advocacy, alt.comp.os.windows-11 |
| Subject | Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% |
| Date | 2026-10-04 20:47 +1100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <119t7c7$3pgbq$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <6abfe3d3$0$26$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <6abfe73a$0$27$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <119phti$2j9hl$1@dont-email.me> <6ac0ee93$0$25$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 3/10/2026 10:01 pm, CrudeSausage wrote: > On 2026-10-02 8:23 p.m., Paul wrote: >> On Fri, 10/2/2026 1:17 PM, CrudeSausage wrote: >>> On 2026-10-02 1:03 p.m., CrudeSausage wrote: >>>> It's almost as if the number was never accurate at all! The >>>> reality is that no matter how bad Windows is, most of the world >>>> is able to stomach it. Those who can't will move to Mac, not >>>> Linux. >>>> >>>> <https://lunduke.substack.com/p/linux-market-share-plummets-from> >>> >>> I meant to crosspost this to the Linux and Windows newsgroups. My >>> apologies. >>> >> >> Whether the number is 3% or the number is 15%, the measurement >> technique is broken six ways from Sunday. >> >> Anyone who "concludes" something based on StatsCounter, is >> delusional. The measurement method is just too sloppy. >> >> For the things that the Distrowatch popularity counter measures, >> attempts have been made to game the numbers (use bots to look for a >> certain distro on the site). But if you use T test, remove the >> outliers, and measure longer term averages, you can get a better >> idea of the "true" level of interest. I can well believe that >> Ubuntu has been in 8th place now, for a couple of years (as they >> don't really care what place they're in now). > > And they shouldn't. For me, Ubuntu is one of the most polished > experiences, regardless of how controversial some of the positions > might be to users of open-source. If Ubuntu were the default Linux > distribution and people didn't jump from one to the other looking for > perfection, more people might be using Linux right now. Yeap, for sure .... but the problem (as I see it) is that Linux is soooo flexible that everyone modifies the BASE LINUX OS to suit THEIR needs (Me, Mageia!! eventually) whereas MicroSoft releases Windows "AND YOU *WILL* USE IT THE WAY *WE* WANT"!! If only Linux Devs could get together!! ;-P Pipe Dreams!! But thank you Devs!! >> I think "level of interest" is a better metric than "mere >> installs". It would be interesting to see, how the number of >> queries per month has fared, in the "Year Of The Linux Desktop". >> Making some allowance for the usual bot-gaming activities. We >> could, perhaps, conclude "interest rising" or "interest level >> flat", without assigning numbers to the properties. As the >> magnitude of the numbers might not be very meaningful. >> >> Even if we could think of some privacy-invading method of >> measuring OS usage, how would we know what the numbers mean ? Is a >> human really in front of the machine ? Does a human care what >> happens inside that machine ? we wouldn't know. I'm guess "Nope, .... as long as the Boss is happy with my output!" > Agreed. For my tastes, Linux deserves a chance to become a regular > person's system of choice to get work done and do the things a casual > computer user wants to do. In other words, if you're not using a > gaming machine, there are nothing but benefits to choosing Linux over > Windows. > Does the term "Pipe Dreams" mean anything ..... unfortunately?? -- Daniel70
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Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-02 13:03 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-02 13:17 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-02 20:23 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-03 08:01 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-04 20:47 +1100
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-04 19:10 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Nick Charles <none@none.none> - 2026-10-05 00:24 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-04 21:00 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 16:53 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-05 19:53 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 20:53 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-05 20:56 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 21:16 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-05 21:44 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-05 22:08 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-06 08:30 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-10-06 14:37 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-06 12:34 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 00:27 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-07 02:10 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Nick Charles <none@none.none> - 2026-10-07 20:41 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 17:25 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 16:24 -0700
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-07 23:24 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-07 20:53 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 22:38 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-08 11:15 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-08 21:06 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-08 21:32 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-08 21:56 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-09 08:21 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-09 16:07 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-09 17:20 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-09 18:13 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-09 20:32 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-09 22:44 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-05 23:37 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-06 22:19 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-05 02:25 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-04 23:59 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-04 20:13 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-10-05 06:46 -0500
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% John Bokma <contact@johnbokma.com> - 2026-10-05 14:47 +0200
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-05 19:48 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-05 14:34 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-05 21:51 +0200
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-05 23:33 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-05 19:47 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-06 06:01 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-04 08:17 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% WolfFan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2026-10-07 11:39 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-07 21:08 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-03 19:49 +1000
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-03 09:56 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-03 10:06 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-03 21:53 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-03 11:54 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-10-03 16:15 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-10-03 16:50 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2026-10-04 08:44 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2026-10-04 13:40 -0500
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-03 21:56 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-10-04 21:01 +1100
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-04 09:32 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-03 11:50 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-03 20:14 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-07 10:52 -0400
Re: Linux marketshare peaks at 22% Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-10-07 23:30 +0000
Re: Linux marketshare drops from 15% to 3% CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-07 21:07 -0400
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