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It looked for a little while there two years ago that gaming on Linux was finally beginning to take off, mostly thanks to Valve. That push seems to quickly be evaporating. Valve's latest Steam statistics shows that usage of both Linux and MacOS X on Steam is declining, while Windows usage is actually gaining. Linux usage on Steam is down to 0.94% from 1.05% last month, while Windows usage is up to a whopping 95.81%. Was that push for SteamOS in particular and gaming on Linux in general just all smoke?
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Linux Usage on Steam Continues to Decline
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 28 2015, @02:29AM
They needed to have them in stores in quantity for Christmas 2014.[1]
Synchronicity with that holiday is critical.
Grishnakh (above) said "Steam/Linux really needed to get a lot of converts from Windows", which parallels my thoughts.
Steam has another chance this year but, if they drop the ball again, that may be it for their big idea.
[1] Chromebooks were available in quantity then and those sold like hotcakes.
-- gewg_
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday May 29 2015, @12:34AM
I'm still shocked how well Chromebooks sell. Pursuing the education market was a good idea (as proven by Mac and Windows in past decades).
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