Windows 8's Steam Usage Already Outpacing Mac OS X
Steam's Hardware & Software survey shows that Windows 8 is already outpacing OS X.
Despite Gabe Newell's harshly critical comments of Windows 8 as a closed platform, it appears that the platform's usage has already outpaced Mac OS X.
According to Steam's Hardware & Software Survey for November 2012, Windows 8 users account for 4.69% of overall Steam users, making it the fourth most used OS. In comparison, Mac OS X users sit a little above 3%.
In contrast, Windows 7 experienced a 0.84% decline, presumably from some users upgrading to Windows 8.
Unfortunately, since the Hardware & Software survey is opt-in, this may not be an accurate reflection of the overall breakdown OS breakdowns of Steam users. The survey also only shows off percentages, so there aren't any actual figures.
Real gamers do use mac... IF they love dealing with incompatibility issues and lighting their money on fire.
Real gamers do use mac... IF they love dealing with incompatibility issues and lighting their money on fire.
Sure, TOTALLY Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft are going to allow a competing software to be installed on their products.
I am uncounted.
hehe...
*chuckle*
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
*sigh*
Thanks, I needed a good laugh! Nothing against linux, I use it myself, but there is no way it will become the king gaming platform.
Only Sad Gamers use Linux.....
*Error: Majority of the games are not compatible with Linux and may not support OpenGL. Please install an unstable, resource-consuming Windows emulator.*
Don't forget about all the patches, hacks, tweaks, and undocumented modifications that you will have to make to the unstable, resource consuming Windows emulator before it will install much less run.
Dry
*Error: A major official patch from the developer fixed many of the bugs, but broke all of the compatibility. Either rollback or wait for the new one.*