• partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        My guess is its a catch-all for any OS they couldn’t identify… So some of that could be Windows or Linux with agents or scripts disable. I also didn’t see Android broken out as a separate category while iOS is, so that could be in there too.

    • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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      4 months ago

      “Unknown” is browsers blocking trackers from identifying them. So mostly Linux and some people running Firefox with blockers on other systems.

      “Windows” is Windows users and also many Linux users who changed their bowser’s user agent to circumvent sites that sabotage browsers on Linux for no reason.

      “ChromeOS” is -again- Linux as it’s based on open ChromiumOS which is derived from Gentoo. (And Google is planning to switch to Android soon… which is again running on top of Linux.)

      • BigShammy80@feddit.orgEnglish
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        4 months ago

        That would make sense. Its a bit sad though… would be interesting to have “real” numbers…

        • comrade_twisty@feddit.orgEnglish
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          4 months ago

          I have to use Chromium with a spoofed Windows/Chrome Browser agent on Linux specifically for my bank. Apparently using Linux is an insecure environment in their eyes and they block login attempts completely.

          I wonder how many Linux users spoof Windows browser agents for similar reasons.

        • cron@feddit.orgEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Counting OS statistics by tracking website is never going to tell “real” numbers.

          But what is “real” numbers anyways. Does a raspberry pi count that runs home assistant?

          Does a laptop that is only used once a month count the same as one that is daily active?

    • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Based on the fact that it rises while Linux tails off, I’m guessing that it’s something in Linux land breaking StatCounter’s collection method. Maybe something like flatpacks and snaps not allowing the underlying OS to be detected properly.