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> The dominance of Windows is crazy, even today, Mac desktops and laptops are comparatively niche I was actually surprised that macOS/Linux/ChromeOS together a
by hx8 2y ago
> The dominance of Windows is crazy, even today, Mac desktops and laptops are comparatively niche
I was actually surprised that macOS/Linux/ChromeOS together are >20% of all desktop/laptops. I would have expected Microsoft machines to be closer to 90% than 80%.
- everdrive 2y agoI'm surprised by the breakdown as well. At least according to these two citations in Wikipedia, the breakdown is: --- For desktop computers and laptops, Microsoft Windows has 71%, followed by Apple's macOS at 16%, unknown operating systems at 8%, desktop Linux at 4%, then Google's ChromeOS at 2%.[3][4] --- [3] "Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google's desktop environment". About Chromebooks. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024. [4]"Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide". StatCounter Global Stats. Retrieved 9 March 2025.