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Linux currently 29.1%
Sample size according to StatCounter: 24,353,436 page views
In India, the share of Linux desktop became double just within one year (from 8% to 16%). I only hope this data is right.
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india/#monthly-202301-202407
ironically half my team at work is in Norway and they use windows. My team in the US uses linux.
Are nowegians hate Finland? I don't have any other explaination for this.
As a Dane i can say that maybe its because Scandinavians are generally pretty tech savvy and good with digitalisation. Also Scandinavians has a low tolerance for bullshit.
You reset their screensaver settings twice, you don't get to do it a third time
Also, a lot of Scandinavian libraries are switching their public desktop PCs to Linux.
Cuba, Germany, Greece and Albania have good %
Norwegian here. I quit reddit and joined Lemmy after the API debacle. Installed mint because of W11. (A big factor was how Steam and proton enables me to play games)
Can't say either Lemmy or Linux has gotten any media attention in the big news sources as far as I can see.
I am the only one in my circle of friends that quit Reddit (most follow the various 40k reddits, and they have no replacement in federated options)
Also Norwegian. I installed Debian linux inspired by my brother who uses a version of Gentoo before systemd, and trying to hack an annoying neighbour's bluetooth speaker. I quickly became invested in Linux. However, as far as I know, I might be the only one among my friends to make the switch. I joined Lemmy after discovering Voyager on F-Droid on my rooted, degoogled android phone
Strong social nets that allow people breathing room to allow more interest in how their computers work?
Northern European pride!
Being that Linus is from Finland & all.
yet finland has way less linux users per capita
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/finland#monthly-202307-202407