Clickbaity title on the original article, but I think this is the most important point to consider from it:
After getting to 1% in approximately 2011, it took about a decade to double that to 2%. The jump from 2% to 3% took just over two years, and 3% to 4% took less than a year.
Get the picture? The Linux desktop is growing, and it’s growing fast.
Is that because Linux run on more desktop computers, or just that there’s less desktop computers (and laptops) overall? When everybody switches to smartphones and AR/VR, and there’s bunch of geeks running Linux on their old rusty desktop setups, is that really something that should be celebrated?