From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-28, rbowman  wrote:   
   > On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:46:21 -0600, chrisv wrote:   
   >   
   >> Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> rbowman wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Leading to the Year of the Linux Desktop, right? You may have a better   
   >>>> chance of witnessing the second coming.   
   >>>   
   >>> For me, every year has been the year of the Linux Desktop :-)   
   >>   
   >> Just being a viable choice in the market is success.   
   >>   
   >> Having that choice is *huge*.  Now more than ever, with Micro$oft   
   >> pushing their AI-powered spyware.   
   >   
   > The desktop market share does seem to be growing from the 2-3% figure. I   
   > do NOT count Android and ChromeOS. If you don't have a clue what OS you're   
   > using are you really interested.   
      
   Yeah, it actually is. It was over 5% in the U.S. last month. And there are a   
   lot of "unknowns" in the survey. Windows 11 has definitely gotten a lot of   
   people looking at Linux. Whether these people actually use Linux or not,   
   that may be another matter. But Windows 11 and its AI crap in everything is   
   definitely making people look at alternatives.   
      
   > The 3% is fascinating. There is sort of a truism in politics where 3% of   
   > the people are radical rightists, 3% are radical leftists, and the other   
   > 94% really don't give a shit. That's even been extended to the US   
   > Revolutionary War that was caused by the 3% of the population that were   
   > troublemakers.   
      
   Except Linux usage is over 3% now.   
      
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