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268 points tech234a | 2 comments | 29 Mar 25 04:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.422s | source
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samiv ◴[29 Mar 25 07:00 UTC] No.43513408[source]▶
I'm also 100% convinced Microsoft will introduce mandatory code signing at some point and make it so that you can only ever install software from Windows Store.

They are envious of the Google and Apple walled gardens/cashcows and are now determined to turn Windows into one.

Windows is no longer a product for users, the users of Windows are the product for Microsoft to be shoved into the Azure sales funnel.

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agilob ◴[29 Mar 25 07:12 UTC] No.43513481[source]▶
That's the main reason why Valve is investing in Linux and Steam Deck.
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1. danielktdoranie ◴[29 Mar 25 21:01 UTC] No.43518703[source]▶
The Steam Deck has done well, and releasing SteamOS for free so people can install it on their own PCs is great, but I think they should make a “Steam PC” they could sell. The majority of gamers aren’t technical and buy pre-built PCs. A Steam PC with Steam OS pre-installed would make it easy for these people to game on Linux and pump up the Linux gaming share of the gaming market.
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2. woleium ◴[29 Mar 25 21:38 UTC] No.43518951[source]▶
the steam pc is the newly announced xbox, no?