If we remove them from the survey, this leaves us with 75% of 5.33%, which is something around 3.96%.

I think the 5.33% is a bug, 3.96% sounds more realistic and in line with the growth linux was having before.

I think this is an error on the survey. Was anybody able to talk to Valve about this? I forgot which email to send this question to.

  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 month ago

    When Chinese usage goes up in a month, they’re just about all on Windows, which drags Linux usage down. A lot of Chinese players from last month did not return this month, and Linux usage went up. Linux users didn’t double, but the total number of Windows users went down.

      • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        I don’t know. A lot of people are saying this correlates to Chinese New Year, but I don’t know how that correlates to video game playing. I do know they’re largely only playing a handful of games like PUBG, Dota 2, and maybe Counter-Strike, so maybe they’re coming and going according to new updates releasing for one of those games, but they do come and go in waves.

        • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          1 month ago

          A lot of people are saying this correlates to Chinese New Year, but I don’t know how that correlates to video game playing.

          Time off, supposedly using computer cafes, as I’ve heard it explained here.