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		babypuncher 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 7 marketshare jumps to nearly 10% as Windo... Something about this statistic is setting off my baloney detector

matja 6 months ago | [–]

Maybe the number of Windows 7 users has not changed, but those using Windows 10 and 11 are flocking to Linux. That'd be a net positive change in the Windows 7 percentage. :p

stronglikedan 6 months ago | [–]

Welcome to statistics! There's lies, damn lies, and statistics.

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