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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

In our home the desktop Linux marketshare is 100% 😋

Although just under 2% on Steam isn't a lot, it seems to be growing slowly. Gaming on Linux is amazing today compared to 2005 when I switched to Linux.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

With the German state of Schleswig-Holstein moving 30k PCs to linux, we might see tiny increase of that. Hopefully more states (in Germany and elsewhere) consider doing the same.

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[–] allywilson@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm always hopeful, but there was another state/city in Germany (Munich I think?) that tried to do this a long time ago, then after 10 years of not being able to move entirely over, they moved back to MS, then I think they tried again. Really flip-flopped a lot. I think stuff like this needs to be more organic in its movement rather than big bangs and milestones. Just let it creep in and take over.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Microsoft also suddenly came in with a big suitcase of cash and built a giant HQ there.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The problem with that story is that is doesn't make any sense. Why would Microsoft spend Millions for one city in Germany? It feels more like a story to get clicks.

[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

Because it actually happened?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think the Linux ecosystem is rapidly manuring

[–] model_tar_gz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Not the best choice of typos.

[–] starman@programming.dev 7 points 7 months ago

Manjaro has more share than I thought

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago

Can we stop pretending that Linux has a small market share? It is literally 4%. Everyone and there dog is using Linux.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

4% use arch professionally?

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Naw, it's closer to 0.5% but they talk about 8 times as much as everyone else.

[–] KarnaSubarna@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago