What I have found is that in comparison to my older sites I had the amount of Linux visitors I would receive (on the webstads logs) would really be minimal whereas lately I have really seen Mac rising incredibly and Linux also seems as if it is much more well known.

I have looked at dozens of stats sites they all vary wildly I would not put too much stock in them. Plus internet access does not equal OS usage. Tons of third world people use Linux but have no internet. Many offices use windows but don’t surf.

http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=8

Although I am sure different places get different numbers, 3.8% and less than 1% are very different.

“While no one does a good job of tracking the still-new, pre-installed Linux desktop market, it’s also clear that Linux is finally making impressive inroads into Windows’ once unchallenged market share.”

Beg your pardon? How is it clear when no one does a good job by giving us clear data? Oh, it’s clear because the author says it is.

“…empirical evidence makes it clear that Linux desktops are moving into customers’ hands at a quick pace.”

Therein lies the problem. Empirical evidence relies on the observations of the person collecting the data. In this case the author, who’s own bias will impact those observations.