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But I also have had it installed via Crossover at some points to check out a Windows-only game.

Which I just realize also skews the statistic because Crossover basically creates a Windows VM.

Steam needs a statistic for Wine/crossover. I play tons of games on my mac via steam through crossover. It's crazy that multiple layers of translation work so well.

Macs have a single digit market share globally, so even if people started installing games on them the needle wouldn't move much.

Mac market share is closer to 20% when you exclude machines installed in offices and enterprises. Some estimates put the number as high as 30% in North America.

The fact that the Steam number is as high as it is, despite the extreme lack of compatible content, is noteworthy.