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Microsoft should be terrified of SteamOS (www.pcworld.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The ability to stream media from legit paid sources. (Netflix, Comcast, max, disneyplus, prime, I don't know where the list is currently, but anything that bitches about user agent.)

I thought all you needed was browser DRM to run those? Idk, I don't use streaming services 🏴‍☠️

And Isn't TPM supported on Linux? It's been in the kernel since 3.20, no?

As for anti cheat, it's a bitch to deal with, I agree. Same with HDMI,I think DP is superior but people should have freedom to make their one choices.

And the rest? Idk. I use a web browser for all online things, from mail, to banking; so it doesn't matter whether I'm on Linux or not.

You raise some great points though. The average user isn't going to use workarounds or alternatives, so we should focus on actually solving the problem instead of saying use this instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

You raise some great points though. The average user isn't going to use workarounds or alternatives, so we should focus on actually solving the problem instead of saying use this instead.

These kinds of things are the first things that come to mind when people start going all "Linux is ready for $blah" because while I can figure out how to deal with these issues, they're invariably the first things I get phone calls from my non-IT-career friends about when they switch to Linux.

Windows changes insane amounts of interface whatnot on the regular, users can usually figure THAT out, finally, no matter what OS they're using.

It's the stuff that just works out of the box on windows or Mac but doesn't on Linux that's at issue, and it's what will continue to halt widespread adoption at the casual user level, unfortunately.