Re: Do MicrosoftsCopilot+ PCs Require Linux?

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.