Here is the latest instalment of Steam's Hardware Survey, as usual we do our monthly thing and compare it and talk about it and make sure you know not to use it as a hard figure.
Linux results for May 2014
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit 0.43% +0.21%
Linux 3.10 64 bit 0.09% 0.00%
Linux Mint 16 Petra 64 bit 0.08% -0.01%
Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS 64 bit 0.08% -0.04%
Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit 0.07% -0.18%
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.07% +0.07%
Total: 1.13%
Last Month: 1.26%
My thoughts on it
So, we have a drop of 0.13% which is so low it can all be statistical errors, so there isn't much to talk about really. I imagine a few other places will put some kind of spin on it, but all I will say is that it will take time.
Still, it does show that at least for Steam that Ubuntu is the king. It will be interesting to see how far Linux Mint 17 gains for June's stats.
Things to note
Distro-hoppers will mess up the statistics as well, Linux users are far more likely to switch between different distributions than say a Windows user due to how many we have.
Just be aware these results will probably not be that accurate as we don't know how they do their percentage results, they could be rounding up, rounding down or truncating the percentages. So a 0.5% could actually be nearly 0.6% as it could be 0.59% but they could do no rounding and simply truncate it.
Also it won't be every Steam user (it's a survey not a full statistic), so it can be as simple as not actually showing the survey to many Linux people.
Let's face it we know they don't survey 100% of their user base, only a small fraction of it, so bear that in mind as well.
Linux users typically shy away from any form of DRM, so you can bet there is a large bunch of Linux users who just simply refuse to use Steam.
Final Note: Look at it this way, Steam has around 75 million active users, 1% of 75 million is about 750,000 people. What developer wouldn't want to hook into a market that big? We are still under-represented in my eyes. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Linux results for May 2014
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 64 bit 0.43% +0.21%
Linux 3.10 64 bit 0.09% 0.00%
Linux Mint 16 Petra 64 bit 0.08% -0.01%
Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS 64 bit 0.08% -0.04%
Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit 0.07% -0.18%
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 0.07% +0.07%
Total: 1.13%
Last Month: 1.26%
My thoughts on it
So, we have a drop of 0.13% which is so low it can all be statistical errors, so there isn't much to talk about really. I imagine a few other places will put some kind of spin on it, but all I will say is that it will take time.
Still, it does show that at least for Steam that Ubuntu is the king. It will be interesting to see how far Linux Mint 17 gains for June's stats.
Things to note
Distro-hoppers will mess up the statistics as well, Linux users are far more likely to switch between different distributions than say a Windows user due to how many we have.
Just be aware these results will probably not be that accurate as we don't know how they do their percentage results, they could be rounding up, rounding down or truncating the percentages. So a 0.5% could actually be nearly 0.6% as it could be 0.59% but they could do no rounding and simply truncate it.
Also it won't be every Steam user (it's a survey not a full statistic), so it can be as simple as not actually showing the survey to many Linux people.
Let's face it we know they don't survey 100% of their user base, only a small fraction of it, so bear that in mind as well.
Linux users typically shy away from any form of DRM, so you can bet there is a large bunch of Linux users who just simply refuse to use Steam.
Final Note: Look at it this way, Steam has around 75 million active users, 1% of 75 million is about 750,000 people. What developer wouldn't want to hook into a market that big? We are still under-represented in my eyes. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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If someone has complaints about Linux it doesn't mean they are a Windows fanboy.
I obviously use and love Linux, but it also pisses me off to no end at the same time. I completely agree on graphics drivers installation from repositories in Ubuntu/Mint being a pain. For me luckily though Cinnamon saved the day as it makes everything bar graphics drivers install a lot easier.
Simple thing like being able to do an uninstall command from right clicking an app in the "start menu", it's little things like that.
I obviously use and love Linux, but it also pisses me off to no end at the same time. I completely agree on graphics drivers installation from repositories in Ubuntu/Mint being a pain. For me luckily though Cinnamon saved the day as it makes everything bar graphics drivers install a lot easier.
Simple thing like being able to do an uninstall command from right clicking an app in the "start menu", it's little things like that.
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Quoting: liamdaweIf someone has complaints about Linux it doesn't mean they are a Windows fanboy.
I obviously use and love Linux, but it also pisses me off to no end at the same time. I completely agree on graphics drivers installation from repositories in Ubuntu/Mint being a pain. For me luckily though Cinnamon saved the day as it makes everything bar graphics drivers install a lot easier.
Simple thing like being able to do an uninstall command from right clicking an app in the "start menu", it's little things like that.
Yea, Windows fanboy I am not, I use Linux as my main OS...I don't let ignorant name-calling get to me. People can be really sensitive about their OS and that's ok. There is a lot of room for improvement and mint sure has gone the extra mile on that one
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My biggest problem are shortcuts :). The most easiest way I find is using terminal :( on my Ubuntu 14.10. Other than that for home use I do not regret ditching windows.
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And for reference I was talking about the Ubuntu software center, not the Mint one.
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I never seem to get this survey.
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Quoting: ImantsMy biggest problem are shortcuts :). The most easiest way I find is using terminal :( on my Ubuntu 14.10. Other than that for home use I do not regret ditching windows.
For shortcuts I use menulibre, it's much better than alacarte in my experience
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No survey here either.
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Quoting: SurveylistI get a survey every month on windows but not in Linux. This way I dont give anything about this surveys.:><:
I've experienced the same! I dualboot (sorry but I *need* my Far Cry 3, Skyrim and Wildstar fix!) and multiple times I've had the survey popup when I boot into Windows, but hardly ever when on Linux. And that makes little sense since I am on Linux (and Steam in the background) like 90% of the time, if not more.
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I find I only get the survey when I log into windows. which I never take, but I would happily do under linux. haha. :)
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I really hate Windows but still can't leave it because there are just too many applications that i use that are Windows only or don't have alternatives, still what annoys me about Linux is that there are missing a lot of obvious options like sort files by date of birth or having different arrange settings for different folders or aligning desktop icons to grid (i know it has vertical align but why the F is it that it doesn't have horizontal align?) and many more, there are many cases where Linux is much better than windows but why are there so many obviously necessary options missing, it just bubbles my mind.
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