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Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers(arstechnica.com)

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toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl
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Apple has absolutely cornered the mobile market

Is this even true? I thought more people used Android phones?

Perhaps you mean in the US, I hear things are different there.

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toothpaste_sandwich@feddit.nl
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I see what you mean, that is very impressive. Still, I think being a successful company still doesn’t give a status of “cornering the market”.

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angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com
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Even in the US it’s not “cornered,” it’s 53% iOS, 45% Android and 1% other.

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Telodzrum@lemmy.world
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It’s more useful to look at sales dollars in this context. Apple absolutely dominates in most desirable markets at its chosen price bracket.

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FoxBJK@midwest.social
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Apple might be getting all the profit, but I really wouldn’t compare iOS gamers to Steam gamers. Feels like vastly different use cases for the types of games people buy (unless there’s people out there playing Candy Crush on a deck, which…. Why??)

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sixtyshilling@lemmy.world
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Mobile game devs are making their games with iOS in mind, because iPhone users are more likely to pay.

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Good point. I’m not sure what you’re arguing, though.

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