Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. The Linux desktop has continued its slow growth. Windows blunders have helped Linux make gains. People are finally figuring out Linux is easy to use. Believe it or not, according to StatCounter, a web analytics company that's been tracking end-user operating systems since 1999, desktop Linux has now reached an all-time high of 10.65% in the North American market. Take that, Microsoft! But it's important to take StatCounter's numbers with a grain of salt. The firm's numbers are derived from just over a million websites. When someone visits one of its sites, StatCounter records every page view and collects such data as the visitor's browser, operating system, and whether it's from a…