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I wonder why Valve is bothering with this. People who use Linux exclusively are probably too small of a market right now for this to be a profitable endeavor. M
by drngdds 8y ago
I wonder why Valve is bothering with this. People who use Linux exclusively are probably too small of a market right now for this to be a profitable endeavor. Maybe they're gearing up to revitalize SteamOS and Steam Machines?
- peshooo 8y agoMy guess - They don't want to depend so much on Microsoft. It's a plan B in case something bad happens in the Windows ecosystem.
- seabrookmx 8y agoWhy hasn't Microsoft just _bought_ Valve? Promote cross-play between xbox and PC, give developers incentives to put out games on both platforms, and nuke the games section of the Windows store in favour of a link to Steam? Other than legacy enterprise stuff, gaming is the one area where consumers continue to be tied to Windows. It seems like a no brainer for Microsoft to lock down that market. The average Joe/Jane that needs to do write some emails, pay bills etc. is fine nowadays with an iPad, Chromebook, etc.