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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. npteljes ◴[12 Nov 25 22:45 UTC] No.45907951[source]▶

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>I know as devs we all would prefer to use Linux/Unix.

That's not true. In the 2025 SO survey, both Windows is the most used OS for developers, for both professional and for personal use.

https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#1-operating-...

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