The open-source favorite has scored record adoption among desktop users, following a dip in Windows popularity since December ...

Linux hits 5% of desktop OSes in the US, Apple's share grows — and Windows slowly falls, according to StatCounter.

According to the latest numbers from Statcounter, Linux-based desktop operating systems have reached a new milestone, sitting ...

Is Linux really the best operating system? Plus: No GOG.com support for Linux gamers, and a screenshot tour of Ubuntu Studio 13.10 Beta 1. ... Windows and Linux are all different options.

Unlike some other operating systems, Linux performs quite well on hardware that isn’t exactly bleeding edge. Although Linux does run very well on modern hardware, it’s just as at home on older ...

According to StatCounter's Global Stats for June 2025, Windows remains the clear leader, commanding 63.2 percent of the ...

If you add in Android (16.2%) and Chromebooks (0.8%), you're talking about 23% of visitors using Linux, which puts it above ...

The problem with Windows, Mac OS X, the various distributions of Linux, Android on mobile and all other computer Operating Systems (OS)s, is that users - and indeed technical professionals - all ...

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.