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TheGrandNagus ,

Statcounter does not say that.

  • Firefox (all platforms): 2.74%
  • Linux (all platforms): 1.61%
  • Firefox (desktop): 6.64%
  • Linux (desktop): 4.45%

Firefox has 50-70% more users than Linux.

Shadow ,
@Shadow@lemmy.ca avatar

I’d believe it. I’ve had hundreds of Linux servers that don’t have any desktop Gui at all deployed on them.

Linux desktop users make up an absolutely tiny fraction of Linux installs.

RootBeerGuy ,
@RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

Browsers are mostly identified by user-agent, or not? If so it isn’t surprising because people like to fake that. In the least to shut down such silly messages like “please use chrome/edge”

leopold ,

OS is also identified by user agent, so it’s no less vulnerable to fake agents. In any case, I’d wager the vast majority of users even on Linux use unaltered agents, though this isn’t something that can be backed up one way or another because there are no numbers for fake agents.

TheOctonaut ,

The number of people that do this is not going to even remotely shift the usage share percentage.

j4k3 ,
@j4k3@lemmy.world avatar

I never trust stat counters of any kind with linux. I often see stuff like that plastered on my whitelist firewall, like bumper insects on a high speed summer drive through Florida. There is usually some other stat of leet users. That’s Linux too. Then there are those times when I change my browser agent just for fun.

NoiseColor ,

I know the Linux community doesn’t want to know, but Firefox is not as belowed as you might think.

kenkenken ,
@kenkenken@fedia.io avatar

But the majority of distros provides it as a default choice. FF for Linux is like Edge for Windows.

NoiseColor ,

So just to install chrome?

TheGrandNagus ,

Ew

gigachad ,

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/035f86f1-1708-4181-8e15-e7ea548ffb0d.jpeg

lord_ryvan ,

In which country? For me the global stats and my country’s (NL) stats show otherwise.

kenkenken ,
@kenkenken@fedia.io avatar

Right now statcounter shows:

Firefox: 2.74%
Linux: 1.61%

JustMarkov ,

And even if you look at desktop only, Firefox marketshare still will be higher:

Firefox: 6.64% Linux: 4.45%

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