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But desktop linux market share has never been in the double digits. Firefox once had 30%. And the low marketshare does prevent people from using it. Because th
by thayne 3y ago
But desktop linux market share has never been in the double digits. Firefox once had 30%.
And the low marketshare does prevent people from using it. Because there are sites that only work if you use chrome and maybe safari, because Firefox marketshare isn't big enough to worry about. So users switch to chrome so those sites work, which decreases Firefox market share in a vicious cycle.
- xuhu 3y agoThe chicken-and-egg is a valid argument. But it applies to Linux as well (no users -> no apps being ported -> no users).
- DaSHacka 3y agoI don't understand the whataboutism. Linux does suffer from the issue of low market penetration, but it's always had a relatively low market share (and its actually getting better as of late). Whereas firefox has been on a steady decline for nearly a decade due to incompetent management with conflicting goals, something that's unlikely to change anytime soon.