2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He’s running Windows 7 right now, so I’ll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

    • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br
      8·
      11 months ago

      Yes, these are global stats, but as someone from the third world myself, I can say that most gamers around here resort to piracy, even though steam has gained a lot of popularity, so, only a fraction of us are included in the steam statistics, which would make such data not very representative.

      Perhaps a better source for understanding software usage in the third world is data from statcounter. They show something around 3 to 5%, a much higher number. However, even this data can be biased, because they only count machines connected to the internet and who browse certain sites.

      • wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net
        2·
        11 months ago

        only a fraction of us are included in the steam statistics, which would make such data not very representative

        And since not all users get the survey I imagine even this isn’t as accurate as it could be - I would guess at least.

        • dan@upvote.au
          2·
          11 months ago

          Can’t they just automatically collect this data if the user gives permission?

        • nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br
          2·
          11 months ago

          In that case steam doesn’t need to send the survey to all users, but only to a randomized sample, and it will statistically represent the whole of steam users.

    • kier@lemmy.world
      4·
      11 months ago

      Good question, almost all of my country’s government PCs are still running Windows 7.

    • BakedGoods
      1·
      11 months ago

      The report is for steam users. Also the Warsaw pact ended over 30 years ago.