Re: Windows 10 Lives!?

On Jun 7, 2024 at 9:40:45 AM EDT, "DFS" <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:

On 6/7/2024 8:50 AM, Tyrone wrote:

On Jun 7, 2024 at 2:53:41 AM EDT, "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid>
wrote:
 

On Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:29:49 +0000, Tyrone wrote:
 

Linux is around 3.7% of desktops.

 
But it is king of workstations, and of the computing market in general (of
which desktops only account for maybe 25%).

 
And Linux runs the internet. And it runs on everything from IBM mainframes to
phones to watches.

 
 
I had never looked into these devices:
 
AmazFit                  BipOS, proprietary, apparently Russian
FitBit                   was proprietary OS, bought by Google so it will
                           probably move to WearOS
Apple Watch              watchOS, iOS derivative
Google Pixel watch       WearOS, closed source, derived from Android
Garmin                   proprietary Garmin OS
Samsung Galaxy watch     Tizen (Linux-based), later WearOS
Xiaomi                   HyperOS, based on Android
Orange smartwatch        na, compatible with Android, iOS
FitPolo                  na, compatible with Android, iOS
Vitality Watches         na, compatible with Android, iOS, but they're
                           crap Chinese scam watches
 
A variety of cheap smart watches just say compatible with Android and iOS.
 
 
After doing all that research, I found:
 
https://www.mobilespoon.net/2015/03/a-list-of-all-operating-systems-running.html
 
 
 

But the topic at hand was desktops. Linux passed Windows XP many years ago.
Because both Linux is growing and XP is dead.
 
In fact, Windows in total is a shrinking island. Unix runs EVERYTHING else.
Windows will go away at some point, and "Windows" apps will be running on
Linux. I guarantee you that - deep inside of MS - Office is running on Linux.

 
You 'guarantee' it?  Do your feelings know that for a fact?
 
Well, I *guarantee* Windows will be around long, long, long after your
world fades to black.

Dream on. Windows is already dying. It has been shrinking for the last 10
years. That you don't accept reality is not my problem.