What if "Year of GNU/Linux on the Desktop" Also Spells Rebound for Desktops?
Last year, desktops and laptops were just about surpassed in terms of usage by mobile: (source: analytics.usa.gov)
In 2025 more people access US government sites from desktops and laptops:
statCounter sees similar trends worldwide:
Last week we published "2026 Around the Corner, It'll be a Great Year for Free Software on Desktops/Laptops", noting a real increase in usage of GNU/Linux in desktops and laptops.
Last night: In the US, GNU/Linux is Measured at Over 10% on Desktops and Laptops Based on Billions of Sessions Per Month
One thing to note is, the mobile hype seems to have peaked already and the relative share of mobile seems to be declining, more so this past year.
We don't know why, one can only guess, there's a simple answer we suppose.
Software freedom is hard on "smartphones", more so with an increasingly hostile Google boiling the frogs inside Android.
If there's a sort of rebound for the "old" form factors, and if GNU/Linux plays a growing role in that, then all the better! █