Ars TechnicaAug 3, 2023

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers

It's not the year of Linux on desktop; it's the year of Linux on a handheld.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/linux-surpasses-the-mac-among-steam-gamers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers

It's not the year of Linux on desktop; it's the year of Linux on a handheld.

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Show threadStrypeyAug 4, 2023

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> It's not the year of Linux on desktop; it's the year of Linux on a handheld

Given that Linux is the kernel of Android, I think we hit that milestone whatever year more Android handhelds were sold than iThings ; )

Show threadKevin Russell

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Poisoned kinux is not linux. Android is a monkey, riding zombie linux in a red nose.
MacOs is a monkey, riding zombie linux, in a turtle neck.

Aug 4, 2023 at 5:54amWeb
Show threadpaviAug 4, 2023
@kevinrns @strypey @arstechnica LOL completely agree. Android is a monkey 🐒
Show threadStrypeyAug 4, 2023

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> Poisoned kinux is not linux

Linux is a kernel. What ships with Android, with minor modifications for hardware support, is Linux. It confuses matters that the desktop OS most people refer to as "Linux" is actually GNU with Linux as the kernel. It's a shame people haven't adopted the disambiguation tactic of talking about GNU/Linux and Android/Linux.

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Show threadKevin RussellAug 4, 2023

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Yes. exactly as described, except my k in linux. fat fingered.

Show threadKevin RussellAug 4, 2023

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Or just avoided them, like a plague.