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1173 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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. ThatPlayer ◴[12 Nov 25 20:47 UTC] No.45906415[source]▶
The business justification is called commoditizing your complement. https://gwern.net/complement is a good article about it.