# @pcmag on Instagram

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- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32540278-pcmag-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-21T21:30:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** PCMag (@pcmag) — https://gondola.cc/pcmag

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Open-source operating system Linux may have lagged behind its better-known competitors like macOS and Windows for decades – but it looks like it may finally be getting its day in the sun.

According to Statcounter's June 2025 stats, Linux now has a 5.38% share of the US desktop operating system market, its highest-ever result. But though Linux is holding a bigger slice of the pie than ever before, Windows maintains a clear lead with 63.2%, while Apple controls 24%, split between OS X at 16.57% and macOS at 7.72%.

But this might be a story of Windows’ recent dip as much as Linux’s rise. According to Statcounter's figures, Windows lost 5.1% of its market share since December. Windows 11 had much slower uptake among users than its predecessor, with issues involving high performance requirements and Windows 11 Copilot+.

But Linux has also notched some notable wins – Denmark’s government moving to adopt it for some of its IT systems, as well as being used to power high-profile consumer tech like the handheld Steam Deck.

#linux #PCnews #windows11 #windows #technews

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linux, windows, technews, pcnews, windows11

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