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Gamers Are Flocking Away From Microsoft and From Windows

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 12, 2025,

updated Dec 12, 2025

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Windows is dying or at least losing a lot of "market share". XBox is also dying. There are measurable metrics that show this. That includes access statistics from XBox. It's in the news.

This week we saw some puff pieces about how Microsoft promises Vista 11 would be better or best for "gamers". Some sites reacted sceptically and said it was due to GNU/Linux gaining ground fast.

Some sites reacted sceptically and said it was due to GNU/Linux gaining ground fast

Give it another year (2026) and let's see is Steam Survey shows GNU/Linux at over 5%. █

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