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[+] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone -34 points 1 year ago (19 children) People are still using Windows!? permalink fedilink source hideshow 19 child comments replies: [–] tane69@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (6 children) People are still using the os that has like 95% market penetration? Yeah man pretty sure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joe_archer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (5 children) 70% but yeh. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The situation is much different for gamers. They might have been thinking of the Steam survey where Windows does in fact have 95% adoption: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Interestingly, the percent of Windows goes down if you look at just the United States, where it's only 63% of OSes. And it also goes down similarly when you set it to the UK, or North America, or almost any other region. But it goes up to around 73% when you limit it to Europe or Asia. Weird, why is it higher in those areas? (Click "edit chart" to pick a different region) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-202406-202506 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because it's mainly a measure of how much people use Macs. Apple products were always significantly more popular and "hype" in the Anglo world than anywhere else. 5,5% global vs 16% in USA, for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Plenty of people still use it for work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Any workplace with halfway decent IT will disable it by default. Which may be about 50% of workplaces, but still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago As much as I wish your estimates were true, you have no numbers to back you up. They seem wildly optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (8 children) Games permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (6 children) I've been gamin on Linux for over a year with 0 issues, the only games that should be keeping people back are a small handful of competitive games with certain types of anticheat. (Most anticheat does work on Linux) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And many VR games. Linux is not viable for VR gaming (without a lot of concessions). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago It’s a work in progress. We’re getting there permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) One of my favorite games Phantom Dust only works with the microsoft store. Not really linux's fault but that's the reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Have you actually tried to install it on Linux? I'd bet it would work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Aside from anticheat BS, Linux has come pretty far. It's not perfect, but it's not the frustrating mess like it used to be half a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tane69@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (6 children) People are still using the os that has like 95% market penetration? Yeah man pretty sure permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] joe_archer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (5 children) 70% but yeh. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The situation is much different for gamers. They might have been thinking of the Steam survey where Windows does in fact have 95% adoption: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Interestingly, the percent of Windows goes down if you look at just the United States, where it's only 63% of OSes. And it also goes down similarly when you set it to the UK, or North America, or almost any other region. But it goes up to around 73% when you limit it to Europe or Asia. Weird, why is it higher in those areas? (Click "edit chart" to pick a different region) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-202406-202506 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because it's mainly a measure of how much people use Macs. Apple products were always significantly more popular and "hype" in the Anglo world than anywhere else. 5,5% global vs 16% in USA, for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joe_archer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (5 children) 70% but yeh. https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The situation is much different for gamers. They might have been thinking of the Steam survey where Windows does in fact have 95% adoption: permalink fedilink source parent [–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Interestingly, the percent of Windows goes down if you look at just the United States, where it's only 63% of OSes. And it also goes down similarly when you set it to the UK, or North America, or almost any other region. But it goes up to around 73% when you limit it to Europe or Asia. Weird, why is it higher in those areas? (Click "edit chart" to pick a different region) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-202406-202506 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because it's mainly a measure of how much people use Macs. Apple products were always significantly more popular and "hype" in the Anglo world than anywhere else. 5,5% global vs 16% in USA, for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chunes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago The situation is much different for gamers. They might have been thinking of the Steam survey where Windows does in fact have 95% adoption: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Interestingly, the percent of Windows goes down if you look at just the United States, where it's only 63% of OSes. And it also goes down similarly when you set it to the UK, or North America, or almost any other region. But it goes up to around 73% when you limit it to Europe or Asia. Weird, why is it higher in those areas? (Click "edit chart" to pick a different region) https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america/#monthly-202406-202506 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because it's mainly a measure of how much people use Macs. Apple products were always significantly more popular and "hype" in the Anglo world than anywhere else. 5,5% global vs 16% in USA, for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Because it's mainly a measure of how much people use Macs. Apple products were always significantly more popular and "hype" in the Anglo world than anywhere else. 5,5% global vs 16% in USA, for example permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Interesting hypothesis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KumaSudosa@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago Unless you're tech-savvy and actively change your OS, people just use whatever is shipped with their computer and, yea, Apple isn't nearly as popular outside of the English-speaking world as it is within it, at least when it comes to laptops. The share of Linux, and other smaller systems, is probably roughly the same. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) Plenty of people still use it for work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Any workplace with halfway decent IT will disable it by default. Which may be about 50% of workplaces, but still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago As much as I wish your estimates were true, you have no numbers to back you up. They seem wildly optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Any workplace with halfway decent IT will disable it by default. Which may be about 50% of workplaces, but still. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago As much as I wish your estimates were true, you have no numbers to back you up. They seem wildly optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grappling7155@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago As much as I wish your estimates were true, you have no numbers to back you up. They seem wildly optimistic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (8 children) Games permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (6 children) I've been gamin on Linux for over a year with 0 issues, the only games that should be keeping people back are a small handful of competitive games with certain types of anticheat. (Most anticheat does work on Linux) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And many VR games. Linux is not viable for VR gaming (without a lot of concessions). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago It’s a work in progress. We’re getting there permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) One of my favorite games Phantom Dust only works with the microsoft store. Not really linux's fault but that's the reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Have you actually tried to install it on Linux? I'd bet it would work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Aside from anticheat BS, Linux has come pretty far. It's not perfect, but it's not the frustrating mess like it used to be half a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 year ago (6 children) I've been gamin on Linux for over a year with 0 issues, the only games that should be keeping people back are a small handful of competitive games with certain types of anticheat. (Most anticheat does work on Linux) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And many VR games. Linux is not viable for VR gaming (without a lot of concessions). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago It’s a work in progress. We’re getting there permalink fedilink source parent [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) One of my favorite games Phantom Dust only works with the microsoft store. Not really linux's fault but that's the reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Have you actually tried to install it on Linux? I'd bet it would work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) And many VR games. Linux is not viable for VR gaming (without a lot of concessions). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago It’s a work in progress. We’re getting there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago It’s a work in progress. We’re getting there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (3 children) One of my favorite games Phantom Dust only works with the microsoft store. Not really linux's fault but that's the reality permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Have you actually tried to install it on Linux? I'd bet it would work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children) Have you actually tried to install it on Linux? I'd bet it would work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] darkkite@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Phantom Dust is distributed solely via the Microsoft Store, which requires a Windows environment to function. Compatibility layers such as Wine and Proton do not support the Microsoft Store, as it depends on Windows-specific services and APIs that are not replicated in these layers. https://old.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1b3lqqb/phantom_dust/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 1 year ago Ah yeah you're right, I didn't realize how baked in that stuff was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Aside from anticheat BS, Linux has come pretty far. It's not perfect, but it's not the frustrating mess like it used to be half a decade ago. permalink fedilink source parent