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Originally posted by psychoticmeow View PostI've been asked twice this year, it's pretty clear when you do it that it's manual, it asks you to confirm your information.Last edited by IanS; 02 June 2013, 02:16 AM.
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I run Steam on Debian (modified package from Github), runs great, but this month survey dialog haven't showed up. In April, when I had Ubuntu Installation it showed at the end of the month.
More than enough games for me, I play mostly Indie games. It's still very early days, there's no reason for pessimism.
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Originally posted by IanS View PostI've been asked like 5 or 6 times in the past 6 months or so, but it has always been right after installing when I launched that fresh install for the first time. It asked if I wanted to participate and then when I said yes it asked me to confirm my hardware as well. It doesn't make any sense to only collect data on just a few systems at random, it isn't like they check this crap by hand and don't have the time to handle more than a small selection.
Steam conducts a monthly survey to collect data about what kinds of computer hardware and software our customers are using. Participation in the survey is optional, and anonymous.
Actually, the following bit appears to confirm that it is a monthly prompting of users at random:
There was a bug introduced into Steam's survey code several months ago that caused a bias toward older systems. Specifically, only systems that had run the survey prior to the introduction of the bug would be asked to run the survey again. This caused brand new systems to never run the survey. In March 2012, we caught the bug, causing the survey to be run on a large number of new computers, thus giving us a more accurate survey and causing some of the numbers to vary more than they normally would month-to-month.Last edited by psychoticmeow; 02 June 2013, 03:36 AM.
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You are asked each time they select you for the survey. But there seem to be some problems: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/ste...ux/issues/2286
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heh
Originally posted by johnc View PostI suspect it's going to be a lot like the desktop situation: there is no reason to leave Windows for Linux.
When you talk about Games, I know you're talking about AAA titles. But the cost to produce those titles are rising and I'm sorry to tell you, it's not going to last forever; ask THQ. As far as other games, just in case you haven't been looking, Indie games are sprouting up everywhere, poised to replace the big name companies like EA; and most all of them support Linux. What you're speaking of is mostly about Desktop, which is in decline, mobile rules the world now and Android (Linux) is on top; Microsoft can't even compete there.
The times are changing, and a lot of people are in denial. I suggest a strong cup of Coffee to wake yourself up to reality. I left Windows after 15 years of use and I'll never go back to that form of Slavery.
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