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Comment by cromka

2 days ago

I don't think they'd target businesses. I think they could totally ride the current gamers "Switching to Linux instead migrating to Windows 11" wave. Those users would definitely appreciate better compatibility with Windows apps.

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lmm  2 days ago

> I think they could totally ride the current gamers "Switching to Linux instead migrating to Windows 11" wave. Those users would definitely appreciate better compatibility with Windows apps.

Sure, but how much are they realistically going to pay for it?

I guess improving compatibility with general-purpose Windows apps might help them sell a few more Steam Machines, but it's hard to think that it's really going to move the needle.

  • galleywest200  2 days ago

    > Sure, but how much are they realistically going to pay for it?

    Nothing? Valve makes it money selling the games on the store. SteamOS is presumably free to install on your own hardware once it has a general release.

    • lmm  2 days ago

      > Nothing? Valve makes it money selling the games on the store.

      Right, so my question is how does better compatibility with (non-game) Windows apps help them make more money?

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    • johnnyanmac  2 days ago

      The big thing is that the current SteamOS image is incomplete and missing a lot of key features that the Steam products have, since it's optimized for that. That's been the one big sticking point for it as of now.