cm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 16 hours agoSteam hardware survey for February 2026. What happened? Why did it lose such a big percentage?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up149cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up149imageSteam hardware survey for February 2026. What happened? Why did it lose such a big percentage?lemmy.worldcm0002@lemmings.world to Linux@programming.dev · 16 hours agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.ml
minus-squaretux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoLinux just isn’t that good.
minus-squareCeeBee_Eh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoIn English language installs, Linux went up from 7% to 8%. The dip is due to an influx of Chinese users. Happens every year during Lunar New Year.
minus-squareNachBarcelona@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoWhat’s not “that good” about it?
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·14 hours agoIf that was the argument, Windows would by definition below it in the survey anyway,
minus-squaretux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·14 hours agoLet me rephrase: After months of constant nagging by Linux users, Windowsers briefly tried it and found that their personal needs aren’t well met by either OS.
minus-squaremrmaplebar@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·13 hours agoWho’s nagging? I promise you nobody gives a fuck what OS you use on your computer.
minus-squaretux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoI promise you that quite a few people do, and they all use Linux. Source: My actual life.
Linux just isn’t that good.
In English language installs, Linux went up from 7% to 8%. The dip is due to an influx of Chinese users. Happens every year during Lunar New Year.
What’s not “that good” about it?
If that was the argument, Windows would by definition below it in the survey anyway,
Let me rephrase: After months of constant nagging by Linux users, Windowsers briefly tried it and found that their personal needs aren’t well met by either OS.
Who’s nagging? I promise you nobody gives a fuck what OS you use on your computer.
I promise you that quite a few people do, and they all use Linux. Source: My actual life.