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eric5014 t1_ix1fr1x wrote

I suspect this is not counting the total number of devices (how would you do that?) but counting internet traffic. When you visit a website their server can see what browser and OS you have, so websites can track the proportions of these over time.

The term "market share" is probably not a good one in this case, because that usually refers to what people are paying for. Part of the appeal of Linux (inc Android) is that it's free.

I'm on Linux, so I guess I'm in the 1%, though I have Windows as well. Oh, and three Linux servers and two Android devices.

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Disastrous-Focus1958 OP t1_ix1h3o5 wrote

I agree that the term "market" is not quite correct if we become somewhat fundamentalist, however it is a term that attempts to clarify user preference among the different options offered.
Consoles, servers, IoT, and so on don't count. These devices are mostly composed of BSD and Linux, and the chart only focuses on desktop users.

P.S: I am also part of the 1% of Linux ;)

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eric5014 t1_ix1lxpw wrote

"Browser users" or "browser traffic" is what it's counting I think.

Another one of their graphs shows this as 40% desktop, 58% mobile, 2% tablet.

This fits with Android and iOS adding up to around 60% and the desktop OSs around 40%.

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Westcork1916 t1_ix2hjc2 wrote

I would love to see this same data for Servers alone. But servers don't browse the internet, so their presence is never captured. I would expect to see Linux with at least 50 to 60% market share. (Ubuntu user)

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