I've used Humble a couple of times:

- Sometimes their book bundles can be really good deals if you're interested in the themes on offer

- They sometimes have sales on games and DLCs; You pay them the discounted price and they give you a voucher redeemable at Steam or the appropriate platform.

I never thought much of the subscription service as it offered lots of access to stuff -- mainly games -- that didn't interest me. Much like Google's doomed Stadia platform.

Let's face it, the Linux desktop -- even counting Chromebooks -- has never broken 8% share, and is simply not the platform choice of gamers (who besides Windows prefer dedicated units like Playstations and Switches). Windows 11 shenanigans *might* turn lots of people to Linux on older hardware, but probably not enough to break double digits. It's an easy decision for the to drop support for such a low-use target. I do not expect this to affect their book or software sales offerings.

This might be a symbolic loss -- reminder of the reality that the year of the Linux desktop will likely never come in our lifetimes despite many valiant attempts -- but I doubt it will be missed.