unix rules the world
roblox game servers use linux
most web servers use linux
your phone? unless its a windows phone, it is unix-like.
Server farms? Unix like.
First operating system? Unix. Computers started from Unix.
Linux applications are cross-platform. A linux program will work over linux, bsd, suse, etc. Windows can run linux programs too with a few common emulators and tools.
Linux emulators for windows aren't common as the only famous ones are Wine and Mono, one is a Windows app emulator in general and Mono being a .NET framework emulator.
Linux supports more applications in one compilation of a program.
Linux is more secure; all viruses are targeted toward windows and a minority to Mac.
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