kittenzrulz123

Maybe in a decade from now Linux will achive 7.5% market share, maybe

They wont do anything about it because SteamOS is not and will never be a general purpose desktop OS. Its a gaming distro designed to do one thing and one thing well, game. It can do other things but its not meant to, kinda like a reverse MacOS.

Objectively speaking Linux is not a Windows replacement, its a minix replacement and competes with FreeBSD. Not everyone wants Linux and tbh I wouldnt reccomend Linux to most people.

Alpine Busybox/Linux?

Their strategy has worked, their game isn't even worth the storage space for me to pirate.

You mean this Ayaneo Next Lite?

The closest thing we're seing to what youve said is android handhelds

People keep saying that but I don't beleive that to be the case. When SteamOS releases a generic ISO a very small (and yes by percentage it will be tiny) portion of tech enthusiasts (it won't be average gamers, they'll either get a Steam Deck or use Windows) will install it only to find subpar support. After that a large portion if not most will either reinstall Windows or dual boot (while leaving their SteamOS partition untouched). We see this when trying to run the Steam GamepadUI on other handhelds, you need to use button combinations while on Steam Deck its one button and you get less functionality (TDP, fan curve, etc). Finally let's not forget the elephant in the room, handheld manufacturers will not ship SteamOS by default or even as an option. Maybe a few handhelds will advertise SteamOS support (which they will not provide official support for and require that you install it yourself) but I doubt any handhelds will ship SteamOS. Windows allows OEMs to easily ship bloat in exchange for money, meanwhile OEMs make nothing from SteamOS.

Gaymers are the most oppressed group, literally 1984

Its the default choice on one singular handheld device, you can't even unofficially get SteamOS in other handhelds (only other Linux gaming distros). We are still several months if not years away from a generic SteamOS ISO release and even that won't gurentee any other handhelds will use SteamOS. In addition most PCs don't ship with Linux, you need to actively search for Linux PCs.

I just wish people could just understand that what works for them doesn't work for everyone. I use Alpine Linux not because its the best distro but because I like it. I use Sway not because its the most feature complete UI or even the most lightweight but because I like i3 style wms and Wayland. I use a Thinkpad T440p not because its the most powerful laptop or has the best build quality but because I personally enjoy it.

I guess my point is that I love the software and hardware that I use but I wouldnt reccomend it to anyone. In my eyes thats not contradictory, what's good for me is great for me because I personalized it to my needs.

Controversial opinion, if you enjoy Windows and want your software to work like Windows just use Windows (shocking)

I would argue that fundamentally Linux will never be the default OS, not only that but it will never gain over 10% usage and it'll never be ready for mass adoption. People want to be treated like complete and total idiots, people don't want privacy, people don't want freedom, people don't want to try new things, people don't to do anything themselves, and finally people want the polish of corporate software. Not only that but I would argue Linux devs shouldn't waste time or resources attempting to convince Windows users to switch. Linux devs should double down, make software thats nothing like Windows, make UI thats completely different, go full steam ahead on tiling, and completely abandon the concept of a "user friendly distro" (I personally use Alpine Linux).