Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring

Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by Tozen on Saturday September 24, 2022 @04:01PM (#32966093)

Well, the reality is that Linux consists of less than 5% of the market (desktops and laptops), where Windows OSes make up around 75% and macOS around 15%. So, that is going to dictate the priorities of companies supplying drivers.

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Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by TheRealDunkirk on Sunday September 25, 2022 @09:14AM (#32971001)

These numbers are always so skewed. I wish just one time we could get market share numbers for new sales WITHOUT corporate purchases, but Microsoft has made this a "thing" for 30 years now. On the one hand manufacturers would still want to target numbers, even if that includes corporate "fleets." On the other, they'd see that Linux makes up a larger portion of the market where people are spending their own money.

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Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by lozf on Saturday September 24, 2022 @04:39PM (#32966365)

What's the other >5%?

Surely not *BSDs?

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Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by tedd4u on Saturday September 24, 2022 @08:13PM (#32967781)

Some articles claim ChromeOS is at about 10% (Chromebooks)

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Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by tluyben2 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:56AM (#32969473)

Is that not a Linux kernel?

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Re:Linux on the laptop works so damn well that it’s boring by pjmlp on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:28AM (#32969609)

Yep, with drivers that don't get upstream, and a custom userland based on a browser engine.

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