• niva@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    Is this with or without the steam deck?

    Not that I don’t like the steam deck, I think it is really great for linux adaption. I am just curious.

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      1 year ago

      This is in the StatCounter FAQ:

      Are laptops included in the desktop platform?

      Yes. Laptops and desktop machines are included in the desktop platform together. We use the browser useragent to determine the platform and there is not enough information contained in the useragent to distinguish between laptops and desktops. That is why we do not have a separate laptop platform.

      So it sounds like they’re using the useragent to distinguish between mobile and desktop. So most likely, yes, steam decks would be counted as desktops, but only to the degree that they are used to browse the internet. I suspect most steam deck users don’t do that, but I don’t know, I don’t have a steam deck.