Linux has surpassed 5% desktop market share in the US (5.03% in June 2025), per StatCounter, driven by privacy concerns, rising costs of Windows/macOS, and user-friendly distros like Ubuntu. Community celebrates amid gaming and enterprise boosts, though challenges like software gaps persist; analysts eye 7% by 2027.
“surge”
my god we’re talking about reaching a whopping 5% marketshare, can we please fucking stop it with the soyfacing until it’s at least 10%?
going :OOO over 5% feels so incredibly sad, it’s like bragging about your wealth because you found a coin under your sofa