It's essential that we understand what's really going on; it can help explain a lot. The quote from Nathan Myhrvold, then Microsoft and now Intellectual Ventures, is rather revealing.
The video above explains what's going on and shows some examples, bearing in mind that this data is incomplete and most likely biased against GNU/Linux (for a number of different reasons it can be grossly biased, e.g. tracker blocking, VPNs). The vapourware tactics from Microsoft (Vista 11) are likely indicative of Microsoft seeing the same thing; they try to 'freeze the market' (Microsoft's own term). Vista 10 has suffered from endless issues, including bricking of millions of machines and devastating cracks that cost billions of dollars in damage (some damage is immeasurable in financial terms, e.g. loss of lives). As our associate noted this morning, "the implication that all digital attacks are successful is something that Microsoft boosters wish to establish in the mind of the public." ⬆
Worldwide trend, GNU/Linux growth
For Russia alone