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Valve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I've spent shitloads of time with users (did stints at repair shops, MSP, desktop support, and analyst stuff), but even the most ignorant, careless user could probably get through installing Linux if they really wanted to.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But that kind of user typically won't want to because it's much too scary.

Of course it's trivial to install Linux, you just have to click "next" five times or so.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

It becomes a matter of which is scarier: Microsoft or having to try a new thing? The shittier windows gets, the more people will be pushed to jump ship, possibly to Linux.