testman@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoLinux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@discuss.tchncs.deopensource@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1324arrow-down1external-linkLinux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounterwww.gamingonlinux.comtestman@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@discuss.tchncs.deopensource@lemmy.ml
minus-squareVubDapple@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoAre these actual installs or are they counting steambox?
minus-squarenefarious@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoStatcounter bases their data on web traffic. If you’re browsing the web on your Steam Deck, I think that should count.
minus-squareSethayy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhich tbh if someone’s using the deck for browsing, they’re treating it like a portable pc anyways
minus-squareOrakMoya@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoWe should. Not counting them is like not counting all the laptops/PCs with windows preinstalled and Apple devices with MacOS preinstalled.
minus-squareXeelee@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoSteam boxes aren’t really a thing. The Steam Deck is not really used as a desktop PC a lot. So, no.
Are these actual installs or are they counting steambox?
Statcounter bases their data on web traffic. If you’re browsing the web on your Steam Deck, I think that should count.
Which tbh if someone’s using the deck for browsing, they’re treating it like a portable pc anyways
Shouldn’t we count steam devices?
We should. Not counting them is like not counting all the laptops/PCs with windows preinstalled and Apple devices with MacOS preinstalled.
Ye
Steam boxes aren’t really a thing. The Steam Deck is not really used as a desktop PC a lot. So, no.