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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by sebow on Saturday January 15, 2022 @04:46PM (#29950636)
That depends on the definition.The year we break 1% market share (usually with the steam survey as reference)? Already happened.

I would say it's gonna be exploding after steam deck launches.I think it's gonna be higher than 2%,maybe 3% this year.Would be surprised if it gets past 5%, but that's a decent stretch(though not impossible at all).

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by ByteJockey on Saturday January 15, 2022 @11:18PM (#29953268)
Gaming was always the one thing that kept the more tech-savvy on windows boxes. I know it kept me there for a long time as a teenager.

If that can be broken, I don't think 10% is infeasible. Though I think Microsoft would have to really screw up to lose their status as the "default" OS.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by chalupa-man on Sunday January 16, 2022 @06:27PM (#29961523)
Valve's new Steam Deck device runs Linux. If it proves popular, that will be a big incentive for developers to improve Linux support for their games, and help jump that hurdle.
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