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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@yogthos
7% in 2027, the "Linux desktop year" is becoming real.
7% in 2027, the "Linux desktop year" is becoming real.
@yogthos In 2005, Apple passed the 5% mark. We had a poster about it in the breakroom of the Apple store where I worked. The text read something like, "5% is a milestone, but isn't a small number. It means there are 95% of users who still have yet to experience the Mac", which felt really great.
The same rings true today about Linux and finding ways to introduce lightweight, open source compute solutions to everyday people.
@housepanther agreed, hopefully we'll start seeing self reinforcing effects from increased Linux usage going forward and migration away from proprietary systems will accelerate as a result
@yogthos The more Linux gets talked about, the more mainstream it will become. Thus the more mindshare it will have. It’s already dominant in the server market and as #microsoft gets greedier, more intrusive, and increasingly consumer unfriendly the more people will awaken to Linux.
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