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Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS (www.pcworld.com)
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[–] someacnt 24 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Year of linux desktop, amirite?

Jesus, news outlets love hyperbole, don't they. We are not even at 5% market share.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

He specifically didn't say that. Instead of criticizing that they aren't nuanced enough you should read the nuance they actually wrote:

Let me be clear: The odds of a massive, immediate shift away from Windows PCs aren’t great. This isn’t a “year of the Linux desktop” rallying cry. But if there is a Linux desktop that exists today, it’s the Steam Deck. And that makes SteamOS a bellwether for greater proliferation of non-Windows devices (if not necessarily “Linux” specifically) in a huge range of form factors.

[–] someacnt -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then the title is misrepresenting what they are saying (i.e., clickbait). The title "Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS" reads as 'SteamOS would threaten Windows dominance on desktop space'.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Bro, just admit you only read the headline before coming down to comment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

I don't know how long it'll take desktop Linux to reach 10% market share. Could be a couple of years, could be decades, could be never. But once it reaches 10%, I give it 5 years before it's over 80%.