Linux

StatCounter: Linux hit 4.03% desktop OS market share in February 2024, after taking 30 years to hit 3% in June 2023, as distros adopt more user-friendly designs

According to StatCounter's data, by the end of February 2024, Linux has achieved a 4.03% desktop market share.

Stack Overflow's 2022 Developer Survey: 40.2% use a Linux-based system, up from 25.3% in 2021 and 23.2% in 2018, compared to 62.3% for Windows and 31.1% for Mac

Stack Overflow's 2022 Developer Survey shows ~40% use a Linux-based system, up from ~25% in 2021 and ~23% in 2018, compared to ~62% for Windows and ~31% for Mac

Thanks to the 2022 StackOverflow developer survey we can finally say 2022 was the year of Linux on the Desktop!

Microsoft says nearly one third of Azure virtual machines now run Linux, up from one quarter last year

Over the past year, Microsoft has seen customers use Linux in a third of its Azure virtual machines, up from 25 percent.  —  Microsoft's self-professed Linux love is helping the company in the cloud.