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> Google creating a desktop OS market share is not really on the horizon. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/the-worlds-second-most-popular-desktop-operat

> Google creating a desktop OS market share is not really on the horizon. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/the-worlds-second-most-popular-desktop-operating-system-isnt-macos-anymore/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/the-worlds-second-mo... >> For ages now, every annual report on desktop operating system market share has had the same top two contenders: Microsoft's Windows in a commanding lead at number one and Apple's macOS in distant second place. But in 2020, Chrome OS became the second-most popular OS, and Apple fell to third. https://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebook-units-surge-275-in-q1-says-canalys/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/chromebook-units-surge-275-in-... >> Chromebook units surge 275% in Q1 Oh, ok.

brainless 5y ago
You are right but I somehow do not see Chromebook as a desktop OS. Maybe I am wrong, but this is exactly what I mean by the convergence that is happening. MS, I feel, wants a lighter OS for masses. Chromebook is surely dominating this space.
pjmlp 5y ago
Mostly due to kids getting computers for home school as the situation we are all in. The best chromebooks have a 64GB SSD for the price of a full Windows laptop.