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1173 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.359s | source

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mcdow ◴[12 Nov 25 19:40 UTC] No.45905226[source]▶

Why does Steam/Valve care so much about Linux? I know as devs we all would prefer to use Linux/Unix. But developer experience isn’t a good business justification.

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1. 0x457 ◴[12 Nov 25 19:48 UTC] No.45905373[source]▶

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Probably to keep MS from locking down gaming on Windows and cutting out Valve as distributor.

Add to that, Windows isn't usable on 10ftUI or really anything that is not fully-controlled (think ATMs) or desktop with kb/m.

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