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Linux hit over 3% desktop user share according to Statcounter
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Are these actual installs or are they counting steambox?
Steam boxes aren't really a thing. The Steam Deck is not really used as a desktop PC a lot. So, no.
Statcounter bases their data on web traffic. If you're browsing the web on your Steam Deck, I think that should count.
Which tbh if someone's using the deck for browsing, they're treating it like a portable pc anyways
Shouldn’t we count steam devices?
We should. Not counting them is like not counting all the laptops/PCs with windows preinstalled and Apple devices with MacOS preinstalled.