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Users Of SDR-Radio.com
Simon Brown • Jan 19, 2020
General Share of Operating Systems
In the area of desktop and laptop computers, Microsoft Windows is generally above 70% in most markets and at 77% globally, Apple's macOS at around 13%, Google's ChromeOS at about 6% (in the US) and Linux at around 2%. All these figures vary somewhat in different markets, and depending on how they are gathered. From Wikipedia.
I personally dislike Apple and will never develop for macOS. Linux is OK but I’ve been there before and prefer Windows. As a developer on Windows the tools from Microsoft are superb,
Operating System use in Gaming
There’s a reason Windows / Xbox is dominant in gaming, just look at this chart: Share of Steam (gaming platform) users in October 2019, by operating system used .
DirectX is an amazing tour de force, something I want to master over the next three years.
Users by Browser and OS
This is a duda.co website running on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The site gathers visitor information, below is a breakdown by browser and operating system. Note: all website know the browser you use and your IP address.
Of interest is the ratio of Windows to Linux users, 16.75 : 1. Similarly the ratio of Windows to MacOS users is 13.5 : 1.
So there's absolutely no chance of a rewrite of this project for either Linux or or MacOS.
Sorry Folks...
Finally - it's here!
Resource Leaks During the testing phase of version 3.1 two major resource leaks have been found and resolved. Resource leaks cause one or more of: Steading increasing memory (Commit size), User interface slowing, and Program freezing.
In Action The multi-band display has been a long time coming but now it's here. As you see from the video, you can tune in any band just as you would in the main window.
