Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

ChrisArchitect•20 minutes ago

2026: the year of Unknown on the desktop

blitzar•about 1 hour ago

The cope in this article is strong ... the year of desktop linux indeed.

> Of course, StatCounter’s numbers should be read for what they are: web usage statistics, not a direct count of installed operating systems.

I am unclear how one writes that paragraph after saying the numbers are "global desktop OS usage" over and over again. Not to mention the android share of web usage is 0%.

datadrivenangel•9 minutes ago

I was a daily windows user for ~20+ years and haven't turned on my windows 10 desktop in months because the only thing I have it for now is anti-cheat games that are too time consuming to play...

Anecdotal for sure, but microsoft's blunders and erosion of trust are starting to hurt it.

echoangle•15 minutes ago

How many desktop Android users are there?

CodesInChaos•about 1 hour ago

I wonder what the "unknown" 25% are.

sanmarzano•about 1 hour ago

Maybe windows users who weren’t smart enough to correctly answer the survey question?

Nevermind. These stats are computed by website visits:

https://gs.statcounter.com/faq#methodology

So I guess web browsers that obfuscate?

vivzkestrel•about 1 hour ago

Access Restricted

We're sorry, but this page is not available from your current location. Thank you for your understanding.

are you serious?

hogwasher•33 minutes ago

I've seen that a lot more often lately because of AI botnets. Supposedly the bots come (or appear to) from some countries more than others, and sometimes websites are just banning a whole country because the load from bots is so bad they it outweighs a small number of real human visits.

Could also be an "instead of implementing legally mandated ID verification, we will simply block all traffic from any country that requires it" thing.

jqpabc123•about 2 hours ago

Yes, it is still tough to compete on the desktop with Microsoft and Apple, but things are moving in a positive direction.

The basics haven't changed. There is still little concern for compatibility with Linux. What exists is an ugly band-aid that covers the problem instead of addressing it.

This "feature" alone just keeps on giving to the less technically inclined.

Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years

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