Windows Market Share Is Falling

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StatCounter tracks online OS usage via their tracking code, so their stats are for page views and is not a perfect measure of the actual computers and the OS they use.  However it is a rough look at the overall picture of the market and they have been tracking it for some time without changing their methodology.  This means you can use them to measure overall trends, if not trust the exact numbers they come up with.

Their data shows Windows usage is on the decline this year, barring a few odd peaks that didn’t last.  OSX is on the rise, in part thanks to the affordable Neo, as is Linux.  There’s no indication of which flavours of Linux people are moving to but there is a very good chance it is in part a large number of gamers who have finally given up on Windows.

Microsoft keeps forcing AI into everything and then often remove it after their users express their antipathy towards these unwanted new features.  Simultaneously we’ve seen vast improvements in the compatibility of Bazzite, SteamOS and the Proton compatibility layer which mean gamers now have a decent alternative.  It seems many are starting to exercise that choice.