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This is desktop only. Linux is market leader once you bring in mobile, embedded and so on.

ffgjgf1 3y ago
> This is desktop only So no laptops? Isn’t Steam Deck really just a generic PC with a different form factor? Could (and should they even) StatCounter easily filter out the data coming from it
- staunton 3y ago
  Do you put it on a desk? At least I don't...
  - lvturner 3y ago
    But it DOES have a "desktop" mode...
- russell_h 3y ago
  They're looking at browser traffic. I assume people don't do a lot of web browsing with Steam Decks (maybe I'm wrong, never used one), so they're probably not being counted. Some data I found on the internet suggests Apple ships about 6 million Macs per quarter, and they're at around 15% market share in the stats linked here. Other data I found on the internet leads me to guess Valve has sold around 3 million Steam Decks in the 2 years since they launched. So my guess is that if you factored Steam Decks into this they'd account for about another 1% - very roughly.
  - Hamuko 3y ago
    I've definitely browsed the web on my Steam Deck when I wanted to install a fan patch to a game, but I imagine I am in a small minority. Pretty sure the Steam Deck doesn't even ship with a browser, since I remember manually installing Firefox. And booting into the desktop mode has its own friction, and it's not exactly a smooth experience to use a Linux DE on the touchpads / touchscreen. These days I actually just opt to download everything on my actual desktop computer and just SSH them to the Steam Deck.
- pmontra 3y ago
  I believe that laptops are counted as desktops for this kind of stats. The split is by UI. Mobile is phone and tablets (same UI), laptops and desktops are desktop (same UI). Servers are a case apart because especially for Windows they have the same UI as desktops even if Microsoft has a no GUI option now. I believe that nearly all Linux servers are command line only.
piaste 3y ago
I suspect that the Steam Deck is considered a desktop rather than a mobile device. Same as laptops.
umbra07 3y ago
steam deck would be included in that.

> This is desktop only So no laptops? Isn’t Steam Deck really just a generic PC with a different form factor? Could (and should they even) StatCounter easily filter out the data coming from it

staunton 3y ago
Do you put it on a desk? At least I don't...
- lvturner 3y ago
  But it DOES have a "desktop" mode...
russell_h 3y ago
They're looking at browser traffic. I assume people don't do a lot of web browsing with Steam Decks (maybe I'm wrong, never used one), so they're probably not being counted. Some data I found on the internet suggests Apple ships about 6 million Macs per quarter, and they're at around 15% market share in the stats linked here. Other data I found on the internet leads me to guess Valve has sold around 3 million Steam Decks in the 2 years since they launched. So my guess is that if you factored Steam Decks into this they'd account for about another 1% - very roughly.
- Hamuko 3y ago
  I've definitely browsed the web on my Steam Deck when I wanted to install a fan patch to a game, but I imagine I am in a small minority. Pretty sure the Steam Deck doesn't even ship with a browser, since I remember manually installing Firefox. And booting into the desktop mode has its own friction, and it's not exactly a smooth experience to use a Linux DE on the touchpads / touchscreen. These days I actually just opt to download everything on my actual desktop computer and just SSH them to the Steam Deck.
pmontra 3y ago
I believe that laptops are counted as desktops for this kind of stats. The split is by UI. Mobile is phone and tablets (same UI), laptops and desktops are desktop (same UI). Servers are a case apart because especially for Windows they have the same UI as desktops even if Microsoft has a no GUI option now. I believe that nearly all Linux servers are command line only.

piaste 3y ago

I suspect that the Steam Deck is considered a desktop rather than a mobile device. Same as laptops.

umbra07 3y ago

steam deck would be included in that.