commanderValve amended the Steam survey for December 2025 - Linux actually hit another all-time high
_haha_oh_wow_Seems kinda crazy to me that Windows is still so dominant after all the shitty stuff MS has done.
AnUnusualRelicMost users don’t know how to enter a url any other way than to search for the site name and click on the most likely result.
I don’t see those people installing Linux (or anything else, for that matter) any time soon.
I think most users, given enough motivation, could definitely figure out how to install a distro from scratch especially for something like Ubuntu or Mint.
You’re much more optimistic than I am. Maybe I’ve spent too much time with users who are usually scared of clicking on an unknown button, because after all, who knows what could happen if they click on “ok”?
I’ve spent shitloads of time with users (did stints at repair shops, MSP, desktop support, and analyst stuff), but even the most ignorant, careless user could probably get through installing Linux if they really wanted to.
But that kind of user typically won’t want to because it’s much too scary.
Of course it’s trivial to install Linux, you just have to click “next” five times or so.
It becomes a matter of which is scarier: Microsoft or having to try a new thing? The shittier windows gets, the more people will be pushed to jump ship, possibly to Linux.