"October 14 marked the end of Windows 10. At the time, that was one of the most widely used operating systems on the planet. Typically, an OS upgrade is fairly straightforward, but this time around, Microsoft had other plans. The hardware requirements for Windows 11 were too much for a majority of those Windows 10 machines, which meant users would be forced to purchase a new PC. That did not go over well."
"One million downloads in two months. Even more telling was that 78% of those downloads came from Windows machines. That makes total sense, because Zorin OS is not only one of the most user-friendly distributions on the market, but it will make Windows users feel right at home, thanks to its familiar layout. And then, just this morning, Tom's Hardware reported that the gaming-centric Linux distribution, Bazzite, had delivered a petabyte of downloads, which came to roughly 150,000 downloads in a month."
October 14 ended Windows 10 support, leaving many machines incompatible with Windows 11 due to strict hardware requirements and forcing users toward new PCs or alternatives. Linux adoption accelerated as users sought viable replacements, with Zorin OS recording one million downloads in two months and 78% of those downloads originating from Windows machines. Zorin OS offers a familiar, user-friendly layout aimed at easing Windows user transition. The gaming-focused distro Bazzite reported roughly 150,000 downloads in a month, amounting to a petabyte of data. These shifts indicate growing migration from Windows toward multiple Linux distributions.
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