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		throwaway1389z 56 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Report: Microsoft kills official way to activate W... Yeah, except there has been a steady increase in Linux (~5% "confirmed") and a steady decline of Windows. I bet a large percentage of those "unknown" are also linux machines. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide...

Gander5739 56 days ago | [–]

URLCheck flags that host as adware/malware for some reason. Anyway, I assume you mean 5 percentage points? 5% increase probably wouldn't keep pace with desktop users growth.

willi59549879 56 days ago | [–]

i wondered why it is they can't tell which os is being used. i guess most browsers return some text in the user agent

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