Comment by rossdavidh
2 years ago
I was wondering if this was significant, or a one-month blip, but it does look like a legitimate (and long-lasting) trend:
2009-01 "Linux": 0.64
2013-01 "Linux": 0.88
2017-01 "Linux": 1.55
2021-01 "Linux": 1.91
2022-01 "Linux": 2.19
2023-01 "Linux": 2.91
2024-01 "Linux": 3.77
same for Windows, which started 2009 at 95%
now down to 72%
Windows in 2009 was Windows 7 I think (just rolling out as per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7)
If you ignore percentages and focus on # of computers in rotation, I wonder how different 95% Windows in 2009 vs 72% Windows in 2024 is
Steam boxes?
In addition to the large number of Steam decks, there are similar handhelds from other companies that run Linux in some cases. The work Valve has done to make gaming on Linux happen, along with the high quality of desktop/mobile Linux distros lately (and the declining quality of Windows UX) has made it quite attractive. I recently put Pop OS on a laptop for personal use and am super happy with it.
Valve has supposedly sold "millions" of Steam Decks - https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954205/valve-steam-deck...