• shadshack@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day 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.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zip
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      24 hours ago

      I don’t know about that. Sure, Linux users are usually more privacy conscious, but they also know this data is useful to show developers what systems people are using. They’re more aware of software development and the decisions that go into it. They’re also probably aware it’s anonymized so it probably can’t easily be tracked back to you.

      I don’t know what factors win out. It might just be a wash.

    • seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days 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