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Linux surpasses 5% market share on US desktops for the first time
According to StatCounter's Global Stats for June 2025, Windows remains the clear leader, commanding 63.2 percent of the ...
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5% Of All Desktop PCs in the US Are Now Running Linux
Linux is now the fourth most popular desktop operating system in America, according to the latest report from StatCounter. This comes at a time of record adoption for the niche OS, which has now ...
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Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly a Birder
I can trace my personal descent into what science journalist Ed Yong calls “ birder derangement syndrome ” back to when I ...
Microsoft wants to fix ‘slow or sluggish’ performance in Windows 11
Microsoft already made some performance improvements to Windows 11 in 2023 to speed up the Taskbar, notifications area, and ...
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Steady Transition to Windows 11 Aids MSFT: What's the Path Forward?
Microsoft MSFT continues to dominate the desktop operating system market through Windows. The ongoing transition to Windows ...
Scams and a Rent Spike Follow New York City’s New Broker Fee Law
The law mostly shifts fees from tenants to landlords. But since it took effect, some landlords have raised rents, and tenants ...
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Tariff Inflation Is Looking Real, So I'm Tracking 11 Key ... - CNET
Amid those worries, I've been tracking prices every day for 11 key products likely to be hit by tariff-induced price increases, and the answer I've come to so far is this: Not so much, at least ...