My point is that the majority of steam deck owners are likely only vaguely aware of the existence of desktop mode, if they even know about it.
But, it’s really easy to assume that the communities that discuss Linux and the steam deck have the same knowledge that the general population does, but the truth is the majority of people just bought a gaming handheld to play games and will likely never leave big picture mode
Just because the deck has a full fledged Linux OS doesn’t mean that it is going to speed up Linux adoption. And Desktop mode isn’t exactly the best transition OS for laypeople.
Bro, you’re on a forum where most people have technical knowledge beyond that of a standard user.
The Lemmy population is by no means representative of the general population.
Neither is the steam deck user base, or would-be Linux converts. What’s your point?
My point is that the majority of steam deck owners are likely only vaguely aware of the existence of desktop mode, if they even know about it.
But, it’s really easy to assume that the communities that discuss Linux and the steam deck have the same knowledge that the general population does, but the truth is the majority of people just bought a gaming handheld to play games and will likely never leave big picture mode
Just because the deck has a full fledged Linux OS doesn’t mean that it is going to speed up Linux adoption. And Desktop mode isn’t exactly the best transition OS for laypeople.