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Likely because Linux users are a: More grateful when games are made for their platform and b: attempting to demonstrate they are better than Windows and Max use

Likely because Linux users are a: More grateful when games are made for their platform and b: attempting to demonstrate they are better than Windows and Max users.

MoreMoschops 16y ago
Also, the Windows guys have no money left from paying a fortune for their OS :p
tel 16y ago
And because means are spectacularly unstable so just one or two feeling that way will show up.
- smallblacksun 16y ago
  Like the guy who gave $500
- tibix 16y ago
  In the first Indie Bundle [http://www.wolfire.com/humble http://www.wolfire.com/humble], they didn't show these results until the last days, and the stats were similar. Linux Users weren't trying to show off, it was something that just happened.
  - tel 16y ago
    Means are still spectacularly unstable to small numbers of outliers. They're more stable with higher numbers of samples, but so is any given measure of centrality. So, a few Linux users donating $500 could sway an identical distribution to the Mac or Windows users.
- jmillikin 16y ago
  The current statistics are: total revenue: $301,252.18 number of purchases: 43,819 average purchase: $6.87 average windows: $5.72 average mac: $7.72 average linux: $13.72 Based on their "total revenue by platform" chart, I estimate the per-platform revenues to be: windows: ~54% , or ~$162,676.18 mac: ~23% , or ~$69,288 linux: ~23% , or ~$69,288 An approximate Linux revenue of ~$69,288 and average purchase of $13.72 gives us ~5050 total Linux purchases. Now, it's true that a very large contribution could influence the mean. However, they also include a list of the top 10 contributions: top 10 contributions: $1,000 $700 $666 $650 $600 $500 $500 $337.42 $313.37 $300 We can assume that every one of these was designated a Linux purchase, treat them as outliers, and remove them from the statistics. The adjusted statistics are: outlier revenue: $5,566.79 adjusted total revenue: $295,685.39 adjusted linux revenue: ~$63,721.21 adjusted linux average: $12.61 So even removing the top 10, Linux users are still significantly more generous (on average) than users of the other two major platforms. You could argue that a sufficient number of Linux users donating in the $100-$300 range could skew the results, but I believe such a high number of extremely generous users would prove my point anyway.
  - tel 16y ago
    Good argument. I buy it, largely because it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Linux users are actually more generous. I just often dislike data summaries. If you want to show me the data, show it directly.
moondowner 16y ago
stats at the moment: Average Windows: $5.69 Average Mac: $7.69 Average Linux: $14.17 As a Linux user, yes I am grateful! :) It isn't about attempting to demonstrate that Linux is better than Windows or Mac, but supporting the developers and making others realize that Linux can be good for gaming too.
lionhearted 16y ago
Two more - Linux users more likely to be developers who appreciate the value of software, and probably more likely to be wealthy/educated/sophisticated.

Likely because Linux users are a: More grateful when games are made for their platform and b: attempting to demonstrate they are better than Windows and Max users.

MoreMoschops 16y ago

Also, the Windows guys have no money left from paying a fortune for their OS :p

tel 16y ago

And because means are spectacularly unstable so just one or two feeling that way will show up.

smallblacksun 16y ago
Like the guy who gave $500
tibix 16y ago
In the first Indie Bundle [http://www.wolfire.com/humble http://www.wolfire.com/humble], they didn't show these results until the last days, and the stats were similar. Linux Users weren't trying to show off, it was something that just happened.
- tel 16y ago
  Means are still spectacularly unstable to small numbers of outliers. They're more stable with higher numbers of samples, but so is any given measure of centrality. So, a few Linux users donating $500 could sway an identical distribution to the Mac or Windows users.
jmillikin 16y ago
The current statistics are: total revenue: $301,252.18 number of purchases: 43,819 average purchase: $6.87 average windows: $5.72 average mac: $7.72 average linux: $13.72 Based on their "total revenue by platform" chart, I estimate the per-platform revenues to be: windows: ~54% , or ~$162,676.18 mac: ~23% , or ~$69,288 linux: ~23% , or ~$69,288 An approximate Linux revenue of ~$69,288 and average purchase of $13.72 gives us ~5050 total Linux purchases. Now, it's true that a very large contribution could influence the mean. However, they also include a list of the top 10 contributions: top 10 contributions: $1,000 $700 $666 $650 $600 $500 $500 $337.42 $313.37 $300 We can assume that every one of these was designated a Linux purchase, treat them as outliers, and remove them from the statistics. The adjusted statistics are: outlier revenue: $5,566.79 adjusted total revenue: $295,685.39 adjusted linux revenue: ~$63,721.21 adjusted linux average: $12.61 So even removing the top 10, Linux users are still significantly more generous (on average) than users of the other two major platforms. You could argue that a sufficient number of Linux users donating in the $100-$300 range could skew the results, but I believe such a high number of extremely generous users would prove my point anyway.
- tel 16y ago
  Good argument. I buy it, largely because it wouldn't surprise me in the least if Linux users are actually more generous. I just often dislike data summaries. If you want to show me the data, show it directly.

moondowner 16y ago

stats at the moment: Average Windows: $5.69 Average Mac: $7.69 Average Linux: $14.17 As a Linux user, yes I am grateful! :) It isn't about attempting to demonstrate that Linux is better than Windows or Mac, but supporting the developers and making others realize that Linux can be good for gaming too.

lionhearted 16y ago

Two more - Linux users more likely to be developers who appreciate the value of software, and probably more likely to be wealthy/educated/sophisticated.