Could it be that desktop usage in general has gone down? That people use their phones and tablets for browsing and similar tasks. Then Linux would have a bigger share, but maybe not because there are more users.

Maybe a quarter was all the crow had, and the human took it as partial payment.

As a percentage of desktop users or percentage of any users (including people who use their phones mainly)?

I agree on all points.

Banks sometimes need a 2FA app, this is what some people need “banking apps” for. The bank website itself is trivial to just use, but you need to be able to log in. In sweden, much of society, from fetching a post package to booking an appointment with a doctor or getting a bus ticket, relies on this 2FA app. You can barely function in society without this app.

I don’t know what the things to the left are, plus pears?

Considered harmful.
It’s the IRC channel for https://cat-v.org/ There are some very clever people there with very specific ideas and opinions about computing.