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Why do posters say that increase in Linux Steam share doesnt count becuase its mostly steam deck users? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by Leminski@lemmy.world to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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It's not the gotcha that they think it is. Increasing share of Linux, steam deck or not is progress. Any development or considerations made for the SteamDeck and its Arch based OS benefit the non SteamDeck Linux gaming scene too.

Mostly a stab at Reddit PCMR, Lemmy PCMR has a different vibe.

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was going to argue against this but you have a point.

I was originally going to call out the Linux laptops selling worse, assuming that people were more comfortable with Windows.

But Chromebooks sold a LOT. So maybe the average consumer doesn't care as long as the laptop is easy to use.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

People count Chromebooks as ChromeOS even though it is Linux.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

ChromeOS is not counted as Linux for the same reasons Android isn't counted as Linux and MacOS isn't counted as BSD. Those are proprietary, locked-down operating systems. It contrasts with what is broadly understund as Linux, meaning Linux distributions that adhere to some kind of FOSS philosophy.