valentino@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agoLinux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August gs.statcounter.comexternal-linkmessage-square164fedilinkarrow-up1848arrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up1826arrow-down1external-linkLinux Desktop Market share keeps increasing, 3.19% now. +0.07% for August gs.statcounter.comvalentino@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square164fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mllinux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.mllinux@lemmy.mltechnology@lemmy.worldlinux_gaming@lemmy.world
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up104arrow-down2·1 year agoJust an FYI that at this rate it’s only going to take another 115 years before Linux has 100% market share.
minus-squarekby@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down1·1 year ago2138 is the year of the Linux desktop!
minus-squareComradeKhoumrag@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 year agoWhat if S-curve instead of linear rate?
minus-squareduncesplayed@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up48arrow-down1·1 year agoYou mean Linux isn’t going to have 200% market share one day? Shit, I’m starting to think my calculations may have not been totally serious.
minus-squareDeclamatie@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoEntirely possible if the population dubbles
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-21 year agoMarket share is usually a curve.
minus-squareEnglish Mobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year ago2138, year of the Linux desktop.
minus-squareselokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThis is the same logic that a right wing ex-president of my country used to criticize the current leftist president while talking about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
minus-squarevalentino@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s for August. And the growth is exponential, not linear.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoTo a point. Let’s be honest it’s going to be more like an S-curve since you can’t go past 100% market share, and some people will refuse to switch. And people not wanting to switch is fine imo. Having competition will likely help all OS’s get better over time
minus-squarepriapus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhy would market share increase linearly?
Just an FYI that at this rate it’s only going to take another 115 years before Linux has 100% market share.
2138 is the year of the Linux desktop!
What if S-curve instead of linear rate?
You mean Linux isn’t going to have 200% market share one day? Shit, I’m starting to think my calculations may have not been totally serious.
I get that, I just like math
Entirely possible if the population dubbles
Market share is usually a curve.
2138, year of the Linux desktop.
Exacting 100years after y2k38
This is the same logic that a right wing ex-president of my country used to criticize the current leftist president while talking about the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
That’s for August. And the growth is exponential, not linear.
To a point. Let’s be honest it’s going to be more like an S-curve since you can’t go past 100% market share, and some people will refuse to switch.
And people not wanting to switch is fine imo. Having competition will likely help all OS’s get better over time
That’s fine, there’s no rush.
Why would market share increase linearly?