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Nothing is ever going to be profitable on GNU/Linux except for using it to drive SaaS and other such schemes. People that use Linux on the desktop are, on avera

Nothing is ever going to be profitable on GNU/Linux except for using it to drive SaaS and other such schemes. People that use Linux on the desktop are, on average, much less likely to want to pay for any kind of software; this has been true for 30 years... Steam might change this, we'll see.

pjmlp 1y ago
Relying on Microsoft being happy with Proton isn't a long term strategy, additionally no company management stays around forever.
- connicpu 1y ago
  It doesn't matter what Microsoft thinks of Proton, Google v Oracle had a pretty solid outcome > In a 6–2 majority, the Court ruled that Google's use of the Java APIs was within the bounds of fair use, reversing the Federal Circuit Appeals Court ruling and remanding the case for further hearing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_LLC_v._Oracle_America,_...
  - pjmlp 1y ago
    Keep wishing.
homebrewer 1y ago
Sure. > Linux Beats Mac Dramatically In Humble Bundle Total Payments https://web.archive.org/web/20150415180723/http://www.thepowerbase.com/2013/03/linux-beats-mac-dramatically-in-humble-bundle-total-payments/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150415180723/http://www.thepow... > Linux users pay 3x that of Windows users for Humble Indie Bundle 3 https://web.archive.org/web/20111130182955/https://www.geek.com/articles/games/linux-users-pay-3x-that-of-windows-users-for-humble-indie-bundle-3-2011082/ https://web.archive.org/web/20111130182955/https://www.geek.... Old links precisely because it happened before or soon after Steam came to Linux.