Comment Re:The Verge says 8 million (Score 1) 44
That doesn't really help desktop Linux adoption because not very many people use a steam deck as a desktop.
We count gaming PCs but most gamers don't really use their PCs as a desktop beyond "some movies [porn] and lite web browsing."
In all seriousness, though, I think it does help Linux desktop adoption because it normalizes Linux for these users. It's very common on
Steam legitimizes Linux gaming and you get extra nerd cred for doing it. That's not to say the "year of the Linux desktop" is upon up, but the market is won one niche at a time. Personally, I don't care if Linux comes to dominate the desktop like it does the server world. I just want it to gain enough market share so the big developers have to support it and I don't have to use macOS for certain things at work at Linux for everything else.