XPost: comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:54:46 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > On 1/13/26 14:46, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>   
   >> If you take Steam usage as a proxy for market share, then macOS has   
   >> long been left in the dust by Linux.   
   >   
   > Steam isn't required to run Microsoft Office, Adobe, etc.   
      
   Given how minuscule Adobe’s market share is, I would say that is an   
   even less useful proxy for overall market share.   
      
   > Effectively, Steam is a platform for PC based gaming.  For all of those   
   > PCs which aren't used for games, Steam's OS shares are irrelevant.   
      
   Nevertheless, if you’re trying to argue that the proportion of Mac   
   users running Steam is less than that for desktop Linux users, then   
   you’re trying to argue that Mac users are less fun-loving than desktop   
   Linux users. Do you think that’s a credible argument?   
      
   > With reportedly ~100M active Mac users ...   
      
   That’s pretty unlikely. That could only happen if Mac users are   
   keeping their machines in use for, say, an average of a decade. Given   
   how short Apple’s backward-compatibility window is, they would have to   
   demonstrate a stubbornness and an independence of mind which is not at   
   all characteristic of Mac users.   
      
   > ... and 2.18% of them on Steam per your cite ...   
      
   Basic arithmetic trouble? That’s 2.18% of Steam users being on macOS,   
   not 2.18% of macOS users being on Steam.   
      
   The most reasonable conclusion doesn’t change: macOS market share   
   has declined to well below that of desktop Linux.   
      
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