On the portal , which aggregates statistics on the use of Linux distributions, the ability to plot relative popularity graphs became available, which made it easier to identify trends in user preferences, minimizing the impact of sample growth and the growth in popularity of distributions.
Below is a sample that evaluates changes in the preferences of Linux users in Russia for 2015-2020 using the Rosa Linux distribution as an example. The study involved 20 thousand people.
Gigabyte, Lenovo, HP, Acer, ASRock and MSI have seen an increase in interest in hardware manufacturers by 5-10% compared to the non-replaceable leader ASUSTek. This is different from , where the big three manufacturers HP, Dell and Lenovo have been catching up with ASUSTek very quickly over the past two years.
NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards are losing ground compared to Intel:
The popularity of the i686 is falling by 5% per year, but is still quite high:
WDC has overtaken Seagate this year:
The 1366x768 resolution is still in the lead, but FullHD is catching up and there will probably be more of it next year:
The growth rate of SSD is increasing compared to HDD. If the pace continues, then in 3-5 years SSD may become more popular:
Wi-Fi card maker Realtek has seen a 25% increase in popularity:
Source: opennet.ru