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Steam hardware survey for February 2026. What happened? Why did it lose such a big percentage?
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this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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Linux just isn't that good.
In English language installs, Linux went up from 7% to 8%. The dip is due to an influx of Chinese users. Happens every year during Lunar New Year.
What's not "that good" about it?
If that was the argument, Windows would by definition below it in the survey anyway,
Let me rephrase: After months of constant nagging by Linux users, Windowsers briefly tried it and found that their personal needs aren’t well met by either OS.
Who's nagging? I promise you nobody gives a fuck what OS you use on your computer.
I promise you that quite a few people do, and they all use Linux. Source: My actual life.