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The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly

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305 points todsacerdoti | 2 comments | 03 Apr 25 11:12 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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whytevuhuni ◴[03 Apr 25 12:52 UTC] No.43568876[source]▶
They’re not saints, especially with the games distribution platform monopoly they’re sitting on top of, but...

I really think Valve have become the de-facto owners of the “don’t be evil” motto nowadays, even if they don’t advertise themselves as such.

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mrighele ◴[03 Apr 25 13:59 UTC] No.43569787[source]▶
> They’re not saints, especially with the games distribution platform monopoly they’re sitting on top of

They are a monopoly, but it doesn't look to me that they are taking particular advantage of the position. I buy mostly indie games, so I may be out of the loop, but what are they doing that makes them "not saints" ? (Expecially in relation to their market share)

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1. whytevuhuni ◴[03 Apr 25 14:11 UTC] No.43569972[source]▶
I believe saints would implement some sort of distributed platform that others could interoperate with, by sharing the launcher’s list of games (e.g. have Epic games automatically appear on the list), share the list of friends and achievements between platforms, and so on.

Break the network effect, and incentivise things that work against it. Implement open protocols rather than walled gardens.

Allow other platforms to truly have a chance.

Saints sadly have no place in the capitalistic world we live in though. If they exist, they are quickly outcompeted.

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2. piyuv ◴[03 Apr 25 17:41 UTC] No.43573021[source]▶
Saints wouldn’t have DRM, a-la GOG