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https://gs.statcounter.com/faq#methodology
Considering their methodology, I wonder how many of these are Steam Decks registering as "desktops" when they visit a website in the web broweser?
I would consider the steamdeck to be a linux desktop if someone is browsing the internet on it.
I agree, but it's definitely marketed as a gaming console of a sort, and not really marketed as a full-fledged PC.
So, imho, that technically skewers the numbers a bit, as it's not a "desktop" in the traditional sense.
I mean, I'm still not calling 2023 the "Year of the Linux Desktop." I'm calling it the "Year of the Portable Linux Gaming Console."
The growth in percentage in Linux in Steam metrics is almost entirely because the Steam Deck.
You cant be sure, Valve pushing Steam Deck and Proton is what made me switch to Linux as lot of games now works but I haven't bought a Steam deck