• root@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    1 year ago

    Wait, If Windows is 96.21% and Linux is 1.96%, then MacOS is 1.83%?

    Wouldn’t that make Linux 2nd place?

    • KIM_JONG_JUICEBOX@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      Before opening the comments, I spent several seconds contemplating if I should mention this, or if people would think I was some pedantic nerd dickhead and downvote me to hell. Glad someone else already covered this.

      • muhyb@programming.dev
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        I guess people just trying to do things with what they have. I had a friend who plays LoL on a Mac. She also used Steam on it but there were very few games.

  • Koffiato@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Even if it was all gamers, that’d push a lot of companies to care about Linux a whole lot more. Venn diagram of people who spend a lot of money in tech stuff and people who play games is almost a circle nowadays.

  • havokdj@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    Math don’t add up, Linux would be second because whatever else would only have 1.83.

    Second place baby!

  • superminerJG@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 year ago

    Even if it’s Steam Deck, this just goes to show that desktop Linux is totally viable; it just needs more commitment from companies

    • Hazdaz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      1 year ago

      desktop Linux is totally viable

      I think this shows the opposite.

      If a FREE option that claims to be more efficient/faster (but usually isn’t in real life) is less than 2% of the market, something is wrong. Very, very wrong. Since when do people turn down free stuff, unless that free item is that bad?

      • herrvogel@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        Because the vast majority of computers come with Windows preinstalled, and the vast majority of users can’t be bothered to update their OS unless they’re forced, let alone reinstall something else. I’m fairly certain the numbers would be very different if there were a significant number of blank laptops on the market, let alone ones shipped with Linux.

      • doingthestuff@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        6 months ago

        Windows 10 has support into next year. Personally I use Linux and Windows but I’m sticking with gaming on Windows until support runs out. I think next year will be the year of linux

  • Draconic NEO@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 year ago

    Is that before or after Steam Deck users? Would it be higher than 1.96 if we included steam deck in the count?