Skip to main content

Posts

Featured

Valve and its SteamOS operating system have already done what a bunch of companies (including Apple) have been trying to do for decades: make a dent in Windows’ dominance in PC gaming. I mean, sure, according to Valve’s own statistics, Microsoft remains dominant. Over 92 percent of PCs in the Steam Hardware Survey run some version of Windows. But five years ago, this number was just over 96 percent . Ten years ago, it was just under 96 percent . Fifteen years ago? It was 96 percent . Go back any further than that and Steam only runs on Windows in the first place, itself a testament to Microsoft's ubiquity. Between April 2021 and now, Linux’s share has climbed from under 1 percent to over 5 percent. This is a small number, and it's not all SteamOS (Valve's OS isn't broken out, but Arch, the base distribution for SteamOS, accounts for about 0.33 of that just-over-5-percent). But it’s also more than these numbers have ever moved. By making Wi...

Latest posts

Meta buys robotics startup to bolster its humanoid AI ambitions

US falls below Ukraine in press freedom as global autocracy takes hold

Apple was surprised by AI-driven demand for Macs

'Normie Extremism' and Looming Violence

Google Cloud surpasses $20B but says growth was capacity-constrained

New Jersey Pregnancy Center Wins at the Supreme Court

The Evolution of Mariah the Scientist: From Dorm Room Sweetheart to Sold-Out Dates With Billboard & Honda Stage

Xavier Becerra as the Moderate Choice for CA Governor

How to watch PSG vs. Bayern Munich online for free

Open source package with 1 million monthly downloads stole user credentials