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Windows 10 Passes 700 Million Devices (neowin.net)
At its Ignite 2018 conference, Microsoft said that Windows 10 has been installed on over 700 million active devices. Neowin reports of the confusion around this estimate, noting that "the last milestone was 600 million active devices" announced on November 29, 2017, nearly 10 months ago. From the report: If you follow Windows 10 news, this might not even seem like a major development. That's because the firm's communication around this has been wildly inconsistent. It started off when Windows and Devices chief Terry Myerson announced that he's leaving Microsoft, and he wrote in a farewell letter that Windows 10 is installed on nearly 700 million active devices. That was almost six months ago. At the firm's Build conference in May and at the Insider Dev Tour in July, Microsoft announced that Windows 10 is installed on over 700 million devices, only to retract those statements later on and say they were mistakes. But today after almost six months of "nearly 700 million", Windows 10 is officially installed on over 700 million devices.
I don't know about "most", but JACK audio is, in a word, awesome. Far in advance of anything available on Windows or Macos. For glitch-free real time audio processing, Linux is without a doubt the best choice for professionals. I expect that many professionals have noticed that.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
How? Linux is a kernel and DOES run on more devices and places than Windows. Android is Linux. 95% of the internet (servers, routers, switches, other equipment) is powered by Linux. Probably most IoT and standalone devices/appliances run Linux.