For ages now, every annual report on desktop operating system market share has had the same top two contenders: Microsoft’s Windows in a commanding lead at number one and Apple’s macOS in distant second place. But in 2020, Chrome OS became the second-most popular OS, and Apple fell to third. Here is the year-over-year breakdown (IDC’s numbers include desktops, laptops, and workstations): Windows: Down 4.9 points, from 85.4% in 2019 to 80.5% in 2020 Chrome OS: Up 4.4 points, from 6.4% in 2019 to 10.8% in 2020 macOS: Up 0.8…
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