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I was looking through my server logs, and I noticed that Linux was represented far more than Mac os. That surprised me since I thought Mac still had a larger market share. I googled it and found that it does.
But not on my site.
So it got me thinking. The market share estimates are probably based on all existing computers, and would be slanted by commercial use. If I could find numbers for market share of home systems only, I wonder if it would be different.

Over the last month on my site, the ratio has been 50-5-1 win/linux/mac.

Is it just that users of my site are smarter than average, or is linux starting to pass mac in personal use?
I was looking through my server logs, and I noticed that Linux was represented far more than Mac os. That surprised me since I thought Mac still had a larger market share. I googled it and found that it does. But not on my site. So it got me thinking. The market share estimates are probably based on all existing computers, and would be slanted by commercial use. If I could find numbers for market share of home systems only, I wonder if it would be different. Over the last month on my site, the ratio has been 50-5-1 win/linux/mac. Is it just that users of my site are smarter than average, or is linux starting to pass mac in personal use?

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[–] jidlaph 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

I've been on Debian testing for several years now, and I dualboot into Windows 10 for Bethesda's games.

We're practically a LUG here, it seems.
[–] InnocentBystander [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

That's my main distribution also.
Ya not a lot of diversity here.

I guess phukers are too smart for Mac or Windows.
[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

I use Linux, specifically Solus OS right now. I'll probably switch it back to something more widely supported soon like Linux Mint. It's neat, being able to try different distributions for free and each one brings sort of a unique experience. There are a lot out there that are at least as good as Windows in my opinion. Still needs more gaming support but even the gaming community is getting there too.

Solus is cool and I recommend trying it out. It's a nice interface. Everything is very basic and works well.
[–] boujeebagels 1 points (+1|-0)

I want to learn how to use Linux but I haven't figured out the proper way to teach myself how to use it
[–] [Deleted] 0 points (+0|-0)

I can only tell you what I did, which is install a widely used distro and use it. Eventually something breaks or you want to do something different to it, so you google how to do that thing. After doing that a bunch of times I feel like I've gotten a pretty good handle on it.

The install for most distros is very simple, anyone can do it. When you google how to do something on the command line, pay attention to the instructions and try to understand what you're doing.

There are also online courses for Linux beginners, but I've never taken any of those so I can't speak to it.
[–] PMYA 1 points (+1|-0)

I use Windows 8. Thought about switching to Linux a few times but I have far too much shit that I can't be bothered to sort out, plus it would completely fuck me over in the gaming department. I use a VM to boot different versions of Linux every now and then to do certain things or just to mess around, but it doesn't have enough support for some things to make me get my shit into gear and switch.

It has been years since I have touched a mac. I preferred it to Windows for a short while because it feels a lot nicer to use, but there is too much you can't do on mac. Plus there's the gaming issue. Apple are starting to focus less on less on their computers imo, that's why they aren't used as much anymore. I think they also started to do shit to some of the mac applications for film making/editing and stuff too, which made some people stop using them for work related stuff.
[–] mamwad 1 points (+1|-0)

I use Linux Mint 18. Bought a brand new PC and installed over Windows 10 before I even turned it on. I don't buy big budget games, so I don't really miss anything.

[–] ashekchum 1 points (+1|-0)

I like LMDE over mint 18, but that's just me.

[–] mamwad 1 points (+1|-0)

I've never tried it. I should give it a whirl.
[–] ashekchum 0 points (+0|-0)

It's Linux mint but built on Debian instead of Ubuntu. I'm personally not a fan of Ubuntu so I like it better.
[–] ashekchum 1 points (+1|-0) Edited

I have a win 10 and a LMDE (Linux mint Debian edition) probably going to swap that one soon any recs to switch too.

But here I just use mobile
[–] pembo210 1 points (+1|-0)

ubuntu as my daily driver. I have an older machine and even though most older parts work without hassle, ubuntu has a great support community just in case. I also run win7 in a vm for work stuff.
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