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On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Patrick Shirkey  wrote:
> Linux users have already eclipsed Mac users the Steam user stats and Steam

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> for Linux was only released 1 month ago.

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> http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey#cat0

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> It's ok though. When you decide to let go you will find you can fly ;-)

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While I respect your enthusiasm and optimism, like all stats those can be

interpreted as you wish if you want to be selective. For instance, just

Windows 8 users alone, an OS which has been roundly bagged in the four

months or so it has been on the market, actually "eclipse" Mac and Linux

users combined and has a faster growth rate as well. Not to mention that

most of the games ported to Linux Steam have been either indie titles or

very old titles (like 10 years old). Some of them, like those from

Frictional Games were already on Linux. So what has been made available

through Steam may be convenient, but is hardly game changing just yet.

I agree that we don't need to be pessimistic about the future of Linux, but

hype is hype and can often be more harmful than helpful if one wants to be

taken seriously.
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