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I mean what's the harm to Windows though? The only money they make on sales of those games is $100 for the Windows license from an audience that loves to pirate

by tapoxi 6y ago

I mean what's the harm to Windows though? The only money they make on sales of those games is $100 for the Windows license from an audience that loves to pirate it anyway. They stand to make much more money by enforcing a 30% cut on a new, restricted platform and cutting some sort of deal with Valve.

marcosdumay 6y ago
> I mean what's the harm to Windows though? Except for every house suddenly having an alternative OS running on their most powered computer? You may think business take all the rational decisions. But I bet in a few years after gaming moves into another OS, every business will be pressured into supporting that OS as a desktop alternative too.
- pjmlp 6y ago
  "Linux to the rescue! Windows XP support discontinued today" https://opensource.com/business/14/4/windows-xp-expires-install-linux https://opensource.com/business/14/4/windows-xp-expires-inst... 6 years later, 2% on Steam, in spite of the amount of games on ChromeOS and Android. And applications? Electron bloat.
  - marcosdumay 6y ago
    Are you claiming that games wouldn't run on Linux if Microsoft blocked them based on the evidence that they don't run on Linux when Microsoft isn't blocking them? Because I fail to see the relevance.
    - pjmlp 6y ago
      I am claiming that since XP there are continuous failures to move the market into Linux, despite the endless posts that "now it is going to happen". What will happen is everyone playing their DirectX 12 Ultimate games downloaded from the store in WSL 2.
  - danShumway 6y ago
    Windows XP support ended, people moved to the platform that still supported all of their favorite applications and games (Windows 8/10) instead of to the platforms like Linux/Mac that didn't -- even in business settings where those games didn't matter. I don't understand what claim you're making, it sounds like you're agreeing with GP. People will move to the mainstream platform that has the stuff they want on it, and a big part of the reason everyone uses Windows is that it has everything -- that's what GP is saying. Of course when an old OS is abandoned people aren't going to say, "well, let's try something new and adventurous." They're going to download the OS that runs all their Steam games.

by tapoxi 6y ago

marcosdumay 6y ago

> I mean what's the harm to Windows though? Except for every house suddenly having an alternative OS running on their most powered computer? You may think business take all the rational decisions. But I bet in a few years after gaming moves into another OS, every business will be pressured into supporting that OS as a desktop alternative too.

pjmlp 6y ago
"Linux to the rescue! Windows XP support discontinued today" https://opensource.com/business/14/4/windows-xp-expires-install-linux https://opensource.com/business/14/4/windows-xp-expires-inst... 6 years later, 2% on Steam, in spite of the amount of games on ChromeOS and Android. And applications? Electron bloat.
- marcosdumay 6y ago
  Are you claiming that games wouldn't run on Linux if Microsoft blocked them based on the evidence that they don't run on Linux when Microsoft isn't blocking them? Because I fail to see the relevance.
  - pjmlp 6y ago
    I am claiming that since XP there are continuous failures to move the market into Linux, despite the endless posts that "now it is going to happen". What will happen is everyone playing their DirectX 12 Ultimate games downloaded from the store in WSL 2.
- danShumway 6y ago
  Windows XP support ended, people moved to the platform that still supported all of their favorite applications and games (Windows 8/10) instead of to the platforms like Linux/Mac that didn't -- even in business settings where those games didn't matter. I don't understand what claim you're making, it sounds like you're agreeing with GP. People will move to the mainstream platform that has the stuff they want on it, and a big part of the reason everyone uses Windows is that it has everything -- that's what GP is saying. Of course when an old OS is abandoned people aren't going to say, "well, let's try something new and adventurous." They're going to download the OS that runs all their Steam games.