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I imagine the stance is that Linux is meant to be a backup plan to Microsoft closing things down. WSL keeps you locked in with Microsoft. It has the benefits o
by bisby 8y ago
I imagine the stance is that Linux is meant to be a backup plan to Microsoft closing things down. WSL keeps you locked in with Microsoft.
It has the benefits of easing someone into Linux so they can migrate to Linux full time.
But it doesn't resolve any of the same problems as "Why support Linux gaming in general?" Because the biggest one is the whole Microsoft thing.
- Tsubasachan 8y agoIs this really a threat? Because I haven't seen a shred of evidence to believe that Windows is going to block Steam. Hell they are actually releasing Xbox games on Steam! But I guess Valve is flush with cash to throw at their hobby projects.
- imtringued 8y agoIt was a big threat on Windows on ARM which only allowed you to install applications from the windows store or use an extremely slow x86 emulation layer. Microsoft blocked any browser from the windows store that was not based on the edge engine so Edge was the only usable browser available on ARM because emulated browsers simply cannot compete. Of course in the end it never went anywhere and even Edge's engine is about to be replaced with Chromium. Nowadays Windows on ARM is basically the second coming of Windows RT, a massive failure. The biggest difference is that this time they decided to not produce a million devices too many.
- bisby 8y agoPerhaps it's not going to block Steam because they have an escape path. They were leaning heavily into UWP right around the time Steam for Linux became a big thing.