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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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According to these new numbers from Valve, the Linux customer base is up to 1.96%, or a 0.52% jump over June! That's a huge jump with normally just moving 0.1% or so in either direction most months... It's also near an all-time high on a percentage basis going back to the early days of Steam on Linux when it had around a 2% marketshare but at that time the Steam customer size in absolute numbers was much smaller a decade ago than it is now. So if the percentage numbers are accurate, this is likely the largest in absolute terms that the Linux gaming marketshare has ever been.

Data from Valve: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam?platform=combined

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (13 children)

i get their point tbh. if you cant stop yourself from using a dangerous platform that infringes on your right because you HAVE to play.... you got some issues id say.

ive have 0 issues not playing something. when i hear people saying " well i NEED to be able to play any game in the world at all times" i get worried about them...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sure, I get that, but as I said, if you already "own" quite some amount of games on steam I think it's reasonable to not have your money completely wasted by refusing to use steam at all. Social bindings are an "issue" as well. If the multiplayer game you want to play with your friends is for some reason bound to steam, then many will choose their friends over their privacy. And I think we all know how hard it is to get others away from their comfort zone. Same with the debate to get rid of Discord.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can play those same games without using steam. 0 waste.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Huh, didn't know that there are workarounds for some games to get rid of DRM. Good to know.

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