Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This scan says otherwise
17 days ago
- #Linux
- #Market Share
- #AI Development
- Linux desktop market share exceeds 6% according to Lansweeper's analysis of 15 million systems.
- Consumer PCs show 6% Linux adoption, compared to 1.9% on business systems managed by Active Directory.
- AI development is cited as a key driver for Linux's growing popularity.
- Linux adoption is higher in Europe among business services, consumer/retail, and government sectors.
- North America sees higher Linux usage in technology, telecommunications, finance, and insurance industries.
- Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in North America adopt Linux more than European SMBs.
- Lansweeper uses agentless, agent-based, active, and passive scanning methods to collect data.
- Linux is the default OS for AI and machine learning due to open-source frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch.