[TriLUG] 10% Desktop Market Share

[John Mitchell via TriLUG]

Hello Luggers,

   You may want to check where this number came from - it's a "measurement
bug".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpTnT05_d3Y

john mitchell

On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM David Both via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> Someone write a story about it and I'll put it on my web site. I get
> from 2k to 5k visitors on any given day. And be sure to include a link
> to TriLUG.
>
> Send it to me directly.
>
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> On Wed, 5 Aug 2026, Dwain Sims via TriLUG wrote:
>
> > Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 17:59:10
> > From: Dwain Sims via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > Reply-To: Dwain Sims <dsims at bayleafnc.org>,
> >     Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> > To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion <trilug at trilug.org>
> > Subject: [TriLUG] 10% Desktop Market Share
> >
> >
> https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-linux-desktop-finally-cracks-the-10-market-share-barrier/
> >
> > Folks (Steering Committee especially):
> >
> > We need to figure out how to market Trilug to this new  surge of users. I
> > totally think they would get a lot of value out of our meetings.  We just
> > need to figure out how to reach them.
> >
> > Brainstorm?  Ideas?  Anyone?
> >
> > BTW, I am going to miss the August meeting.  My wife and I are in South
> > Florida awaiting the birth of our first grandchild.  Mom-to-be just had
> her
> > first contractions today, so we are getting close.  I will let you
> > know details when we have them.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Dwain
> >
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