Recent statistics from network analysis platform StatCounter indicate that social media platforms have been rife with assertions stating, 'Linux has exceeded a 10% market share among desktop operating systems in North America.' This has even ignited conversations regarding a substantial shift of users away from Windows. Nevertheless, a more thorough examination uncovers that the anomalous rise in Linux's 'market share' stems not from an actual user transition but is instead swayed by traffic generated by AI bots and web crawler operations.