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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And that's exactly why my Windows install is locked away in VM hell. Fucked with my bootloader twice and I said never again.

I even set up a custom boot option that autoloads the Windows VM and passes through all USB and auxiliary storage devices in a lightweight Linux environment, so other than the brief Linux boot log, it feels exactly like a native install, 10/10 recommend