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Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Massaging the data to meet your desired stats. Like a politician.

Why not exclude even more countries that mostly use windows and then say "99% of steam users are using Linux*"

~*based on users in Afghanistan only~

[–] Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Hey! I'll have you know that 100% of steam users * are using linux.

* sample size : me

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

We should survey the linux_gaming community. That will give us a larger sample size that's definitely representative of the broader trends