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Given many new handhelds coming on the scene and general disinterest of Microsoft to support the market, do you think SteamOS will take place of default OS the same way Android did on phones some time ago?

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[–] verysoft@kbin.social 15 points 2 years ago (17 children)

Linux, currently, cannot handle everything Windows can unfortunately. Windows also has a massive software support advantage. Valve are in the best place to try and give Linux to the masses, but that's a lot of work and it won't have much return for them. Windows getting worse is the way Linux will get more market share, but most people are not power users and will probably just use Windows anyway as it 'just works'.

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

The reason Valve is so heavily investing in Linux is that they know that Microsoft could - in theory - flip a switch and kill their business, especially because Microsoft themselves is a competitor to Valve in the form of Xbox and Gamepass.

It's a defensive tactic, not a money-making venture.

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That is indeed a good reason, but while it's possible for Microsoft to do that, it's extrememly unlikey to ever happen.

[–] phi1997@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't discount it, it feels like they've been pushing cloud gaming and their subscription pretty hard

[–] verysoft@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not just cloud gaming, cloud Windows itself. Gaming is just a massive market now and cutting off Steam would be PR suicide if nothing else, they would only do it if they really thought there was no good alternative for gamers to turn to, but with Valve's spearheading of Proton etc, I think it would be too risky for MS. But yeah, you never know right.

[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

The cloud windows headlines are kinda misleading, that's just about their business-aimed products, not windows for home users.

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