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  "path": "/story/26/03/08/1948243/steam-on-linux-numbers-dropped-to-223-in-february?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T19:54:54.198Z",
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  "textContent": "\"In November Steam on Linux use hit an all-time high of 3.2%,\" reports Phoronix. And then in December Steam on Linux jumped even higher, to 3.58%. But January's numbers settled a little lower, at 3.38%. And last Monday the February numbers were released, showing Steam on Linux at... 2.23%? Like with prior times where there are wild drops in Linux use, the Steam Survey shows Simplified Chinese use running up by 30% month over month. Whenever there is such significant differences in language use tends to be a reporting anomaly and negatively impacting Linux. Valve often puts out corrected/updated figures later on, so we'll see if that is again the case for this February data.\n\n \n\nRead more of this story at Slashdot.",
  "title": "Steam on Linux Numbers Dropped to 2.23% in February",
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