Summary: Norway's adoption of GNU/Linux was noted here last year; it has since then increased a lot; if one counts mobile devices as well, not to mention ChromeOS, it's looking far worse for Microsoft and good for "Linux" as even in rich countries we see that it's not about price but about control/freedom
The crowd/audience Linus Torvalds panders to is paid by GAFAM to go attend and dominate (speak at) LF events. They're people whose employer forces them to use slop, it's inorganic.
"Before the announcement, former Microsoft employees publicly described staff being placed on performance improvement plans or offered “voluntary” exits."
