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> While someone may seem the figure modest, it signifies a growing acceptance and recognition of the power and versatility of Linux. Does it? It’s 3%. If it wa
by MBCook 3y ago
> While someone may seem the figure modest, it signifies a growing acceptance and recognition of the power and versatility of Linux.
Does it? It’s 3%. If it was 15% or 20% maybe you could say that.
It’s less than “unknown” and less than ChromeOS which is just over 4%. If it wasn’t a round number, I don’t think anyone would ever write this article because the number is just too small.
It’s nice that it seems to be growing. I just don’t think this is a big achievement.
- hulitu 3y agoWho uses ChromeOS ? Here in EU I haven't seen or heard anyone using this.
- raverbashing 3y agoFrom a quick search on online stores, it seems Chromebooks are not that rare, there's your answer pretty much
- hysan 3y agoA lot of schools do.
- mattnewton 3y agoVery common in schools in the US, because they are very cheap and easy to manage.
- Retric 3y agoEveryone using Chromebooks? It’s popular with schools etc.
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- dev_tty01 3y agoThat’s the point. Hardly anyone uses Chrome OS, but it is still more than Linux.
- randomdata 3y agoChromeOS is Linux. It is not GNU, though. Perhaps we are actually trying to measure the prevalence of GNU on the desktop?
- jussij 3y agoHere in Australia Chromebooks were popular in schools, but in recent years they have lost their gloss: https://au.pcmag.com/laptops/95381/demand-for-google-chromebooks-continues-to-plunge https://au.pcmag.com/laptops/95381/demand-for-google-chromeb...
- haloboy777 3y agoSchools and many many data entry shops..
- laserbeam 3y agoSchools. Chromebooks are generally sold to schools in bulk.
- cubix 3y agoThey seem to be popular with retirees who don't need to do much more than use Facebook, email, and watch YouTube videos.
- cozzyd 3y agomy wife primarily uses a chromebook (she likes the small form factorfits in her purse and is cheap to replace if she breaks it). She also has a Windows laptop, but she uses that much less often, and almost never takes it places. (my computers, by contrast, all run Linux, and have for the last 17 years...)
- vichle 3y agoI recently went to an event at Google and several of their devs actually had chrome books... :shrug:
- kragen 3y agodoesn't make sense; chromeos installs are a proper a subset of linux installs, aren't they? or is chromeos running on fuchsia now?