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The Steam Deck is software-freedom friendly

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305 points todsacerdoti | 1 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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dpatterbee ◴[03 Apr 25 12:56 UTC] No.43568926[source]▶
Steam isn't really a monopoly though, everyone is free to use whatever marketplace they choose on PC. Steam's just the best one.
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1. jagermo ◴[03 Apr 25 15:19 UTC] No.43571013[source]▶
And there are tons. Epic, EA, Ubi Play - they are pretty shitty.

Gog is the only one I would say is on par with Steam, but they have a different niche. Still, Valve is on top and not because they hinder the competition, but because the competition likes to shoot their feet. Often.