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  • TheNanaimoBarScene@lemmy.catoLinux Gaming@lemmy.world•5 reasons why desktop Linux is finally growing in popularityEnglish
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    3 months ago

    As much as I’d like to see Linux gaining traction, I have a hard time believing market share is as high as StatCounter reported in some places. For example in Canada, Linux usage is at 1.99%, which even still seems high to me. That’s 1 in every 50 desktops. Anecdotally I can think of only 3 people, including myself, who primarily run Linux on desktop. In corporate environments, I have only ever seen Windows, or sometimes Macs deployed to employees. Even with the hate on Windows 11, it still works for most people, so they upgrade to it (begrudgingly, if they care at all), or simply buy a new computer for it. I truly wonder who else out there is running desktop Linux here in Canada…

    That being said, I am less skeptical of the growth in users in India, but not for the reason the author listed. I think it’s more likely that it is growing in popularity due to its cost (ie, free), as well as the fact that many distros are more lightweight than Windows, which especially benefits older or cheaper hardware. India is still a developing country and I’d imagine many don’t have the resources to buy the latest hardware, and instead will make do with what they have or what they can afford. I think this will continue to be a boon for Linux in the developing world as Windows is not getting cheaper or faster.

    Overall, I think Linux has nowhere to go but up. Once Windows 10 finally goes EoL, we may see more people looking to make the switch.

  • TheNanaimoBarScene@lemmy.catoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Relative size comparison of social media platforms (December 2023)English
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    7 months ago

    Linked in is simultaneously the most useful and useless social media platform.

    On one hand, you can use it to get jobs, and keep a line of contact with former/present colleagues in a professional setting (as opposed to Facebook or remembering to write down their personal email address).

    On the other hand, you have the feed, which is full of the most stupid, banal, and preformative shit you’ll ever see on social media, because it’s all in the name of advancing your career in this superficial society of ours.

    I hate it, but it has its uses.

  • TheNanaimoBarScene@lemmy.catoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Why Bethesda Responding to Starfield's Steam Reviews Is Part of a Rising Games Industry Trend
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    7 months ago

    Sounds like in Bethesda’s case it’s a vain corporate attempt to manage the games reputation. Having a mixed rating definitely hurts their sales; it gives you pause before deciding to spend $90 on a game. You’d hope that the next step for them would be to retrospect on why people are finding the game meh, but that rarely seems to happen.

    “Am I out of touch? No, it’s the players who should enjoy landing on an empty planet.”

    If steam were owned by anyone other than Valve (not to say they’re perfect), I’d be expecting reviews to soon go the same way that dislikes did on YouTube for similar nonsensical reasons.