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On 5/23/2024 9:38 AM, Tyrone wrote:
> On May 23, 2024 at 7:58:35 AM EDT, "Andrzej Matuch" <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
> 
>> There is no benefit to a corporation looking to have a monopoly to use
>> UNIX. Microsoft will hold onto the Windows core for as long as they
>> can, and if they replace it, they will likely do so with a rewritten
>> Windows core.
> 
> Microsoft has no monopoly.  On anything. 

True.  And they never did.


> It is to their benefit to retire Windows.

heh!

Might as well toss your application for membership to the MS Board of 
Directors in the trash.


> Windows usage is shrinking, and has been for the last 14 years.

Where else does it go from nearly 100%?

(I can't find it any longer, but I recall seeing somewhere online that 
Windows reached 97.5% desktop market share)



> Monopolies don't go from 95% of the market to 70%.

I thought you were slinging bullshit, but 2 sites I trust confirm approx 
those numbers.


1st datasource

https://analytics.usa.gov/data/live/os.csv

summary of raw data downloaded at 1:50pm today

#  OS          Site Visits (last 30 days)
-------------------------------------
1  iOS         564742856
2  Windows     540394858
3  Android     309334579
4  Macintosh   174235737
5  Linux        42301343
6  Chrome OS    31815361
7  (not set)     1388130
8  (other)        894191
9  Win32          159772
10 Tizen           29973
12 Fuchsia         22361
13 OS/2            16369
14 Firefox OS      12761
15 Playstation 4   12249
16 FreeBSD          4021
17 NIX              3758
18 BlackBerry       3468
19 SymbianOS         791
20 Windows Phone     521
21 OpenBSD           265
22 Sony              243
23 NetBSD            172
------------------------
Total      1,665,373,779
------------------------


desktop/laptop (11): Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Chrome OS, Win32, OS/2, 
FreeBSD, Unix, NIX, OpenBSD, NetBSD
phone/mobile (6): iOS, Android, Blackberry, FirefoxOS, SymbianOS, WinPhone
other (6): Tizen, Fuschia, Playstation, Sony, (other), (not set)

One entry in the raw data was blank.  I assigned (not set).


Results for desktop/laptop:
OS             Visits    % Total
----------------------------------
Windows     540554630   68.5% (incl Win32)
Macintosh   174235737   22.1%
Linux        42301343    5.4%
Chrome OS    31815361    4.0%
OS/2            16369    0.0021%
FreeBSD          4021    0.0005%
UNIX             3758    0.0005%
OpenBSD           265    0.0000%
NetBSD            172    0.0000%
----------------------------------
Total     788,931,656    100%


Last time I used that source - 4 years ago - it had Linux at 1.6%.



2nd datasource

https://analytics.wikimedia.org/dashboards/browsers/#desktop-site-by-os/os-family-timeseries

May 12 2024

Windows  62.3%
MacOS    17.5%
Other    15.6%
Linux     2.2%




 From 10-15 years ago, big Windows drop, big Mac gain, Linux up 
significantly depending on source.