Linux has surpassed 5% desktop market share in the US (5.03% in June 2025), per StatCounter, driven by privacy concerns, rising costs of Windows/macOS, and user-friendly distros like Ubuntu. Community celebrates amid gaming and enterprise boosts, though challenges like software gaps persist; analysts eye 7% by 2027.
Use the IoT LTSC version and install it using Rufus. Zero bloat, very fast, no clunk.
Is IOT LTCS version legally available for consumers? Or only for businesses?
I bought a cd key for like £4 from one of those dubious cd key sites. It worked flawlessly. I don’t know how legal that is exactly (the internet isn’t exactly clear on how those sites obtain keys), but tbh it’s good enough for me and has no risk of malware. I figure Microsoft could easily block such keys if they wanted and they haven’t.