Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:
After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.
Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it’s growing fast.
There aren’t less laptops and desktops. Sure, there are more smartphones and tablets, and laptops are being used more than desktops. But desktop, keyboards, laptops, mice, monitors, etc. Manufacturing hasn’t slowed down, it keeps accelerating steadily. IT spending has grown year over year steadily for more than a decade. Last year alone there were more than 240 million desktops shipped, a growth from the previous year. The AI bubble caused a spike in PC production that had been previously declining slowly.
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