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[–] rainynight65 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You could almost be forgiven for not realising that every point on that Y axis is a mere half percent...

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

All the usual caveats apply. Linux still comes behind "unknown" in Statcounter, whose methodology is... dubious, and the Steam survey has Linux at 2%, flat from the previous checkpoint.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

It makes sense that Steam is lower, since gaming historically has been one of the biggest things keeping people from switching. That's no longer the case, but it'll take time to convert people.

[–] rainynight65 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Also, putting half percent points from 0 to 5 on the y axis, while the x axis is four month intervals since 2009, makes this growth look way more significant that it really is...

[–] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

The shape of the curve, ie the trend, imo, is far more important than the current marketshare.