jcrabappleJul 17, 2025

Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS

https://www.webpronews.com/linux-breaks-5-desktop-share-in-u-s-signaling-open-source-surge-against-windows-and-macos/

Linux Breaks 5% Desktop Share in U.S., Signaling Open-Source Surge Against Windows and macOS

Linux has surpassed 5% desktop market share in the US (5.03% in June 2025), per StatCounter, driven by privacy concerns, rising costs of Windows/macOS, and user-friendly distros like Ubuntu. Community celebrates amid gaming and enterprise boosts, though challenges like software gaps persist; analysts eye 7% by 2027.

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Show threadInternet Rando
@jcrabapple somebody noticed SteamDecks. lol
Jul 17, 2025 at 6:12pmWeb
Show threadPatrick $8 Jul 17, 2025
@mousey Steam Decks have not sold volume to this scale. I would believe Raspberry Pis though
Show threadInternet RandoJul 17, 2025

@phurd whynotboth.gif?

Also, anecdotally, I've seen a lot of gamers shifting away from Win* on their machines of late, many coming into our gaming org(s), like "hi we're new to linux". So maybe Steamdeck isn't *the* driver, but a lot of people in my orbits seem to be shifting. It's interesting to watch.