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Valve releases drivers, notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, but refuses to support it - doesn’t offer support for ‘Windows on Steam Hardware,’ gaming company provides resources ‘as is’ (www.tomshardware.com)
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[-] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

A big part of PCs is flexibility. I can run Fedora, Sally can run Mint, and Fred can run Windows. Contrast that with an Apple where you are stuck running Mac or some of the more proprietary software oriented vendors where the only way to use half your RGB and even display features is to run in Windows.

Personally? I run Linux. I am happy. But I also remember when we were happy that Google was focusing on "the open source" project "Android". And... we see how that went down. And with how many people think SteamOS is something unique and magical? I am happy now but I am definitely thinking about what 2030 will be (... if there is a 2030 but that is a different fear).

[-] Logical_Error@fosstodon.org 0 points 6 hours ago

a lot of manufacturers are realizing that the OS is not profitable, just merely a vehicle to shove their products

the difference between Android and SteamOS is that SteamOS is funding FOSS devs who were already a part of the linux ecosystem and are contributing back to it

in contrast android built a walled garden while keeping the open source bits for theirselves

but yeah, its slightly possible that valve could become like google, but i heavily doubt it at the moment

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