Posted on 02/07/2025 4:51:49 AM PST by daniel1212
Desktop Windows Version Market Share Worldwide- January 2025
Win10 60.37% Win11 36.6% Win7 2.24% Win8.1 0.3% WinXP 0.27% Win8 0.16%
Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025
Windows 71.91% OS X 15.02% Unknown 7.43% Linux 3.71% Chrome OS 1.92% FreeBSD 0%
Tablet Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025
iOS 52.85% Android 46.99% Linux 0.11% Unknown 0.03% Windows 0.01% BlackBerry OS 0.01%
Mobile Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025
Android 72.24% iOS 27.28% Samsung 0.31% Unknown 0.1% KaiOS 0.03% Windows 0.01%
[All platforms] - January 2025 Android [based on modified Linux kernel] 46.18% Windows 25.46% iOS 18.1% OS X 5.32% Unknown 2.69% Linux 1.32%
[more: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/]
ping
What about Windows 3.0? Where's our piece?
Desktop Linux % is lower than I thought it would be.
Unknown? Probably some obscure Linux or gaming system
I was thinking the same.
I’m going to bet that a large portion of that Unknown is Linux related
It need not be, neither should MS engage in its anti-customization trend. Prhaps a Musk could develop a more user-friendly supported version of Linux, and with positive aspects of customized Windows enabling cross over. However, most people just go with the flow, and have little thought as to desire for greater efficiency via customization, which both Windows and Linux can use (easier with the former), and as the predominance of inferior Chrome attests.
“Desktop Linux % is lower than I thought it would be.”
Because it is absolutely NOT accurate. Take all the “unknown” and add them to the Linux numbers, because there isn’t much else to choose from except a Linux flavor for those “unknown” numbers.
It is a hit piece and not at all honest about the true number of Linux users out there.
“Unknown? Probably some obscure Linux or gaming system”
Nope, it is a hit piece. The “unknown” is Linux too. So in the minimum for accurate numbers those need to be added together.
“I was thinking the same.
I’m going to bet that a large portion of that Unknown is Linux related.”
Absolutely. They somehow skewed this to misrepresent the numbers. Those low numbers for Linux are what they were 15 years ago not now.
Unknown operating system got me thinking.
My first “online” computer was Microsoft’s Web TV.
Hooked it up to dial-up.
I remember navigating Free Republic on Web TV.
Not sure what the operating system was, some variation of windows I guess.
I’m still partial to IBM’s Disk Monitor II for the 1130.
Thanks to daniel1212 for the ping!
Essentially the entire Internet and most corporate engineering/R&D runs on Linux Serversand if they were so bold as to include a category of "Servers", things would look very different.
IMO, not including servers is like taking a "Worldwide" market survey Automobiles and only including, say, those manufactured in America.
Don't mind me, I'm cranky. My basement sump pump clogged last night and flooded the basement. Put me in a bad mood to start the day....
Sorry about your sump pump! That is a terrible thing to have happen and it always happens at night!
Here is the deal... They can’t even claim to know how many Linux desktops are actually out there. And here is why. There is a record of EVERY MS and OS X install out there. This is NOT true with Linux. Because all they can do is track “downloads”. Downloads are not an accurate indicator because a Linux user can distribute that one same download onto 20 computers if they like. Between myself, family and friends I have distributed one download to 20 computers at a least.
And I am just one user with one download. Every Linux user does the exact same thing. So for these stats counters to claim they know is misrepresentation. The purposely exclude this very real unknown distribution factor.
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