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Linux market share passes 4% for first time; macOS dominance declines (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.world

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I know this might be a couple months old, but I didn't know we already passed 4%.

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[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're welcome guys. I installed Linux on an iMac yesterday. It was all me.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I tried to do the same but mine has an Nvidia GPU :(

[–] NaoPb@eviltoast.org 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes those can be a pain. Might be worth to give it a try though before ruling it out entirely. I did manage to get my old (non-mac) laptop working that had the combined intel and nvidia gpus that were a pain.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

I did try. It was awful LOL. Also I couldn't use my second monitor. This was with a distro that was supposed to support Nvidia. But if you know of one that specifically supports the 780M, I'm all ears.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 4 months ago

Linux founder Linus Torvalds, for example, has suggested that a lack of a standardized desktop that goes across all Linux distros has held back Linux adoption on desktop.

Yeah. Well, in on Linux in large part because of the diversity, choice, and options. If I wanted a monolithic, incestuous lock-in culture, I'd be on Windows, or a Mac.

Linux may have been simply making an observation, not a judgment, but fuck monocultures.

[–] peetabix@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't ChromeOS just a flavour of Linux?

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Technically, yes. Practically, it's complicated. It doesn't really exist within the same ecosystem as other Linux distros.

It's not as different as Android (which is also technically a Linux distribution), but running a normal DE and all the programs that come with it is very clearly still an advanced user thing locked behind knowledge of how bash and virtual environments work.

[–] Mio@feddit.nu 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Do we actually see people unhappy with all Microsofts decisions? Did th so anything wrong?

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