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Which we have to thank for Linux Desktop market share hitting all time highs this year. My decision to switch to a Fedora Desktop earlier this year after 25 ye
by mythz 2y ago
Which we have to thank for Linux Desktop market share hitting all time highs this year.
My decision to switch to a Fedora Desktop earlier this year after 25 years of Windows gets reinforced with every new "Windows Feature".
It's been a refreshing change, native versions of JetBrains IDEs, Docker and most Daily Apps (e.g. VS Code, Discord, GitHub Desktop, Obsidian, etc) were available on Day 1, surprisingly all my flagship Windows Steam Games I tried also just worked, there's also a lot more developer tools and command line enhancements available for Linux without the weird uncanny valley context switching I used to live with when using WSL.
Linux Desktop is in great shape if you're thinking of switching away from Windows.
- vee2xx 2y agoI switched to Ubuntu a few years ago and have 0 regrets. I have run into rare cases where something I am working on and need to test can only run on Windows but that's what VMs are for.
- spacemadness 2y agoI wish gaming was better. That’s the only reason I’m still on Windows for my gaming PC. I know it’s vastly improved (Proton, etc) but I’d still have to ditch quite a few games in my library.
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- CalRobert 2y agoAgreed! Maybe we can push chrome down too… Where are you getting Linux desktop share data?
- mythz 2y agoJust off StatsCounter [1] where its reached ~4.55% in August, its growth has been getting highlighted a few times in my YouTube video stream [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide...