Shoe BillMar 5

Regardless of operating system—Windows, Mac, GNU/systemd/Linux (I had to), BSD, whatever—is desktop computer use niche in its own right?

I would normally never sub-toot like this, but the message this is about was probably auto-deleted; I can't find it. It was also so long ago that I feel like I would be taking it outside of the original context anyway, so it's probably for the best.

At any rate, someone said that; that even using a desktop in the first place is niche. They also said that Linux desktop use is even more niche, and I would have to agree with that, obviously; I don't know if I agree with the first statement or not, though, honestly.

I don't talk to enough people about computers, enough, outside of whatever context in which it's already assumed that said people are already interested in computers, so I have no real way to gauge this.

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The most used microprocessor-calculation device is currently the smartphone. This statistic is biased because China and India have almost 100% smartphone penetration. In the U.S. the smartphone is growing, but unless you include tablets, the Nook, the Kindle, etc., is not yet a strict majority. 

The most used operating system in the world is Linux because Android is descended from Linux, and Apple is basically unheard of outside North America. Also, most servers are neither of MicroSoft nor Apple, with Linux and other Unix descendants the majority everywhere. Those factors combine to make a Venn diagram. Your friend gets to only be technically correct, which is the best king of correct. 

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