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Steam On Linux Ends 2024 With A Nice Boost To Its Marketshare, AMD Linux CPU Use At 74%
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My hope is that there will be an uptick at the end of support for Windows 10.
I know I will really try to completely ditch windows at this time.
There was clearly an increased popularity of Linux when Windows Vista and Windows 8 came out.
IDK if Windows 11 is bad enough to make much difference. People were really pissed about Vista and 8 which helped Linux some.
Win11 has arbitrary hardware reqs
Good Linux marketing IMHO
Even given that, I'd still think there would be an uptick in Linux market share, but only a small one. Certainly no "year of the Linux desktop" levels.