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Re:2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop by willtemperley on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:20AM (#46473043)
Statistics show adoption rate is increasing. According to [1] it historically took a decade to double Linux desktop market share, but market share has almost doubled since 2022.

Now, two in five PCs worldwide are running Windows 10, an unsuppoted OS. What are the user's options? Either buy a new PC, switch to Mac or run Linux.

[1] https://www.notebookcheck.net/2025-could-finally-be-the-year...

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Re:2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop by Root_Denied on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:21AM (#46474943)
For a lot of those people the options are "spend a lot of money to upgrade your hardware to either run Win11 or buy a Macbook" or "use your existing hardware and ask your tech friend for a Linux distro recommendation".

When prices are going nuts and the economy is tanking the option that doesn't cost you money starts to look a lot more appealing, and for some the first isn't even an option; they're completely priced out of the new market for the foreseeable future.

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Re:2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop by willtemperley on Saturday January 03, 2026 @06:54AM (#46475555)
In reality, people will probably keep their insecure Win 10 machines running as long as they can. Linux is a leap especially for busy folk (most people in this economy).

I predict a rise in antivirus company share prices.

If Apple do make the rumoured cheap A-series based MacBook, it could be a hit.

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