mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoLinux reaches new massive peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1660arrow-down1external-linkLinux reaches new massive peak of 5.33% in Steam Hardware & Software Survey: March 2026lemmy.mlmr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square78fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMyBrainHurts@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·29 days agoFor dummies like me, is the +3.1% of the total or just the subtotal of Linux machines? To put it less crazy, is that a more than doubling of Linux since last time or lower, but still respectable 3% growth of Linux machines? One is amazing and a beautiful omen, other is cool.
minus-squareDie4Ever@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·29 days agoLast month was 2.23%, but the only reason why it was so low was because of the Chinese New Year https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/#linuxonlyanchor
minus-squareKevlar21@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-229 days agoI think it’s percentage increase, not percentage points. For example, an increase from 10% market share to 15% would be a 50% increase but 5 percentage points increase. People mix these up pretty often
For dummies like me, is the +3.1% of the total or just the subtotal of Linux machines?
To put it less crazy, is that a more than doubling of Linux since last time or lower, but still respectable 3% growth of Linux machines?
One is amazing and a beautiful omen, other is cool.
Last month was 2.23%, but the only reason why it was so low was because of the Chinese New Year
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/#linuxonlyanchor
Yes it’s more than double.
I think it’s percentage increase, not percentage points.
For example, an increase from 10% market share to 15% would be a 50% increase but 5 percentage points increase. People mix these up pretty often