These are the results of the monthly Steam Hardware Survey which polls just a small percentage of users. You will be notified by the Steam client if you have been chosen for a particular month and you can opt in or out at that time. My account is 20 years old and I've gotten the notification maybe half a dozen times, it doesn't happen often.

[–] whosepoopisonmybutt@sh.itjust.works 12 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Unrelated to their question but I think Linux users would be more likely than windows users to opt out, when presented with such a prompt.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

We also want Proton to become better, and the survey is anonymous and very transparent. I always participate gladly.

[–] shadshack@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Same. I actually had the prompt recently when I had rebooted into my Windows disk to play a game that doesn't when on Linux (damn kernel level anti cheat), and declined the survey because I didn't want to help the Windows numbers. Only ever gonna take it on the Linux side of my PC from now on.

[–] seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 20 hours ago

I see your idea, but i think a lot of linux gamers are propably younger and thus take more pride in linux, so they would show up

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 20 hours ago

Contrary to that, for whatever reason I get a hardware survey 2 times a year or so. (Running Linux for 8 years). I think it might have to do with some algorithm based on play time or something. There is little sense for steam to select a steam account that is completely inactive so it must take that into account somehow