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The Linux market share still appears to be rising
3 June 2020 at 3:58 pm UTC

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: KuJoIt depends on the browser used and from which sources it was installed.

Which means this method is pretty useless if not even misleading for analyzing distros data.
This is not useful for an accurate calculation. I agree with you.

But at least there are clues from which a extrapolation can be made. Especially in comparison to data from previous months.

The Linux market share still appears to be rising
2 June 2020 at 10:08 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Shmerl
Quoting: x_wingUser agent reports that information:
https://www.whatismybrowser.com/detect/what-is-my-user-agent

I don't see anything about the distro in mine:

Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/78.0

So I'd consider it a very unreliable method for that.
It depends on the browser used and from which sources it was installed.

With Google Chrome I get this agent string with the link:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/83.0.4103.61 Safari/537.36

With Chromium:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Ubuntu Chromium/81.0.4044.138 Chrome/81.0.4044.138 Safari/537.36

With Firefox it looks like this:
Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:76.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/76.0

I installed Firefox and Chromium from the Linux Mint (Ubuntu) package sources. The Google Chrome Browser manually.

Stadia Pro subscribers get 5 new games on June 1
29 May 2020 at 1:45 pm UTC Likes: 5

Don´t forget to mention the Crossplay and Cross-Progess support with PC for TES:O:
-> https://community.stadia.com/t5/Stadia-Community-Blog/This-Week-on-Stadia-Myths-monsters-motorsports-and-Mortal-Kombat/ba-p/23244

And full Crossplay with all consoles and PC for Power Rangers:
-> https://twitter.com/Battle4TheGrid/status/1266072866086412291?s=20

BTW - keep going with Stadia articles!

Path of Exile adds a Vulkan Beta, another step closer to Linux support
29 May 2020 at 1:35 pm UTC Likes: 2

Or:
Quoteanother step closer to ...
... Linux Stadia ...
Quote... support
Maybe ...

According to NetMarketShare during April we saw a big bump in Linux use - Ubuntu gains big
7 May 2020 at 7:30 am UTC Likes: 2

QuoteWhat would be the cause of such a bump? Well, entirely possible it's due to more people using Linux personally at home where they would perhaps be using Windows workstations in their job.
That's the situation with me. In the office I have to use Windows. At home I use Linux Mint. :)
(And sometimes a Commodore Amiga ... :D )

What are you clicking on this weekend? Come have a chat in the comments
2 May 2020 at 11:22 am UTC Likes: 2

PUBG in Stadia.

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. :D

Stadia roundup: two SteamWorld titles live now and Serious Sam this week
3 March 2020 at 10:06 am UTC Likes: 1

QuoteIn an article on Business Insider, they cite multiple unnamed developers mentioning there was barely any financial incentive offered and some also mentioned how Google has a habit of killing projects. So clearly Stadia still has a lot to prove.

Quote from the Business Insider article:
QuoteIt's a statement we heard echoed by several prominent indie developers and two publishing executives we spoke with for this piece.

The article at Business Insider is pure clickbait!

What does "several" mean? It means that there was more than 1 developer. More than 1 can also be 2. Without absolute numbers or names this is no representative statement! What are 2, 3 or maybe 10 indie developers if there are hundreds and thousands of them out there? And what are "two" Publishing Executives when there are certainly hundreds of them?

The headline attracts you ... and in the article there are half-baked statements which are pushed to the general statement. Clickbait!

Here also a youtuber has brought the whole thing well to the point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJnKdm6BKWA

The Atari VCS team give another update - plus a proper look at the UI
5 February 2020 at 12:19 pm UTC Likes: 4

Integrated Netflix app! -> Nice!
Preinstalled Chromium Browser! -> Stadia support out of the box!

Could be an ideal box for the living room. :)

Google Stadia adds GYLT and Metro Exodus for Pro and more Stadia news
2 February 2020 at 8:25 pm UTC

Whining! Why?

QuoteFor the 129 bucks you got: 1x Chromecast Ultra; retails for Amazon-69.99 Best Buy-69.99
Your average console gaming controller Xbox- Best buy: Xbox one wired remote: 19.99 Xbox one Elite series 2: 179.99 Xbox one wireless: 59.99
Amazon: Xbox wired: 24.99 Xbox Elite: 172.99 Xbox wireless: 40.99
PS4- Best buy: 59.99
Amazon: 45.99
Switch- Best Buy: Joy con: 69.99 Nintendo Switch Pro Controller: 69.99
Amazon: Joy con: 69.99 Nintendo Switch Pro Controller: 59.99
Stadia Controller: Google: 69.99

So with this road map we have a CCU and a remote for a total of 139.98 plus tax and shipping. Now you also get 3 months of pro for free. This also has come with every month at minimum 1 AAA Game for free Now we saw 2 in December 2 in January And got 2 in February.

Each one of these games "retailed" (past tense is key on that last word) at 59.99 Now these free games aren't 59.99 anymore and have mostly been on sale since release however let's keep in mind we have got DLC and in some cases Deluxe Editions for the games for example Destiny 2 and Tomb Raider. This brings out game total to 5 AAA games +Farm Sim, Thumper and Gylt for....well free. Because the Pro was included for being a Founder/Premier.

Now that we have that out of the way which one is bought the PS4 or Xbox at "launch" ( keyword there) and received more than one game as well as had 4free games within the first 2 months. Now I haven't forgotten that all of these games are not brand new (GYLT excluded) but when we bought last gen consoles they were not backwards capable so basically we played our game we got at launch and then had to wait for the new ones. PS Plus didn't come with free games at launch neither did Xbox Live. So that means we spent Ps4-399.99 plus tax for a console controller and a game. Xbox one-499.99 for the same content. Switch-299.99 for mostly the same content.

Bearing all this in mind I think the anger from the community is mostly out of excitement. We're all excited that the gaming future let's us stream games on multiple devices. Therefore a lot of the raging is coming from lack of patience. I get it I am extremely inpatient, I also want the features and the games now. However, Google said before Stadia released when any one of us had the time to cancel what features were not included at launch.

(...)

A lot of the community is upset at 3 things:

1- Games 2-Features 3-Communication

1:Games are coming. Google stated before Stadia release that it would take time to build a library because they have to work with developers Google also acknowledged they are tracking 120 of them for the first year.

2: Google has released what features are planned for end of Q1/2020 mainly 4k and Android compatibility here

3. Communication makes or breaks a company that doesn't mean companies haven't failed on communication and bounced back once they learn the market and the playerbase for ex: COD BO4 vs. COD MW Google is going to learn and find out what the sweet spot is.

With all this said and put into perspective how bad of a job is Google doing? I think they are doing fantastic it's not perfect, but nothing ever realised in the gaming world has ever been perfect on launch. We haven't hit 90 days yet so let's look forward and set a better tone for ourselves. A realistic outlook on Stadia's performance isn't bad guys. It's not the whole thing yet but it will be.
-> https://www.reddit.com/r/Stadia/comments/ev97sk/stadia_community_culture_a_refresher_and_looking/

I'll sign it like this! Exactly(!) like this.

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