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Since Microsoft ended support for Windows 10 and tried to force everyone to use their appalling spyware system, Windows 11, their past decade of utter bullshit finally seems to be catching up with them.
lt's only this year that the Linux desktop operating systems seem to have finally gone from being geek only - 1-4% of desktop users, to this sudden rapid rise that could mess up the big players - if Windows drops from say 75% down to 50%, while Linux jumps up from 2% to 25% that is really going to shake things up.
In the past Microsoft have rolled out crappy new operating systems and everyone has just "updated" to whatever is put in front of them, even if it is a major step backwards. Like Windows 10 was after Win 7, let alone Win 8 after Win 7. But Win 11 has really created a backlash. It is obvious spyware as well as complete garbage, and many people are not happy.
"Zorin OS, an excellent Linux desktop, reports that its latest release, "Zorin OS 18 has amassed 1 million downloads in just over a month since its release." What makes it especially interesting is that over "78% of these downloads came from Windows" users.
Now, that's got my attention... 780,000 Windows users don't download a 3.5 Gigabyte Linux desktop distribution if they're not giving it serious consideration. Linux desktop fans download different distros all the time. For them, it's a hobby.
For Windows users? You have to think they are considering making the Linux switch.
Many have already been making the leap. By May 2025, StatCounter data showed the Linux desktop had grown from a minute 1.5% global desktop share in 2020 to above 4% in 2024, and was at a new American high of above 5% by 2025"
