JEMC said:
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Steam data suggests gamers are ditching Windows 10, but there’s another explanation
http://www.pcgamer.com/steam-data-suggests-gamers-are-ditching-windows-10-but-theres-another-explanation/
There is an interesting trend happening on Steam. A look at its hardware and software survey indicates a massive drop in Windows 10 usage—it is down more than 18 percent in the month of October, while Windows 7 jumped 22.45 percent. The two OSes effectively swapped places, with nearly two thirds of Steam gamers now using Windows 7, and just over a quarter of gamers rocking Windows 10. Are gamers ditching Windows 10 in droves? Should Microsoft be concerned?
The answer to that is, 'probably not.' At first glance, it appears there is a mass exodus from Windows 10, which could occur if something catastrophic happened, like the discovery of a major vulnerability like Windows has never seen before. But that hasn't happened. The much more likely explanation is that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' popularity in China is the reason why the two OSes traded spots.
>>Here's a possible answer to your doubts, Conina.
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Yeah... I still have my doubts that this is the whole reason.
For example: the Mac and Linux share both halved within 2 months (macOS from over 3% to 1.6% and Linux from 0.7% to 0.35%).
For this to happen, the Windows base must have grown about 100% while the absolute numbers of Macs and Linux systems stayed around the same as before
