Umbrella8335@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoLinux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwidelemmy.worldimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down122
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minus-squareturkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13·6 months agoLinux has already won the server and mobile. Desktop will follow.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoTo be clear, while Linux has won much of the mobile market - FreeBSD still has roughly a third of the market worldwide, and more than half in the US for an example.
minus-squareerwan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoServer was won pretty quickly as Linux became the only remaining Unix. Mobile was won because Google picked it as a kernel, however it’s at best a pyrrhic victory because the userspace has nothing to do with other Linux. Desktop also needs a specific event to be won, it won’t just grow up progressively for no reason.
Linux has already won the server and mobile. Desktop will follow.
To be clear, while Linux has won much of the mobile market - FreeBSD still has roughly a third of the market worldwide, and more than half in the US for an example.
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Server was won pretty quickly as Linux became the only remaining Unix.
Mobile was won because Google picked it as a kernel, however it’s at best a pyrrhic victory because the userspace has nothing to do with other Linux.
Desktop also needs a specific event to be won, it won’t just grow up progressively for no reason.