Just note how the guy starts with "only Microsoft numbers can be trusted" is biased bullshit.
I would argue misquoting someone to fit your argument is more a egregious example of "biased bullshit".
Only Microsoft or OEM partners can tell you with the highest accuracy how many people use Windows now versus five years ago.
This is literally true. They're not saying they WILL tell you the accurate numbers, they're saying only they have those numbers to tell.
I own 6 Windows Professional licenses. I am presently using two. You really think Microsoft are the ones to trust?
Having numbers others don't doesn't make those numbers useful or true in every context.
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Just note how the guy starts with "only Microsoft numbers can be trusted" is biased bullshit. Pretending a company will give true numbers at all time, is a big lie. If anything they will inflate numbers and they'd try to hide the truth as much as they can because investors are watching.
While there will be truth in bots taking a part of the traffic, the whole article is Microsoft bootlicker talk.
Taking another random tool that seems to filter bot for results is just him trying to get a confirmation for his bias.
Yes a 10% stat at a given time by a given measurement tool, is not equal to a true 10% userbase. Yes there are bots. Yes there are Linux and Windows zombies alike.
Still, linux desktop is going up, with a fraction of the marketing power Windows and Apple have.
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