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Other OEMs in the same price segment (eg. Ayaneo NEXT Lite) are actually being forced to use Linux/Proton stacks to save money on Windows licenses. For consoles
by smoldesu 3y ago
Other OEMs in the same price segment (eg. Ayaneo NEXT Lite) are actually being forced to use Linux/Proton stacks to save money on Windows licenses. For consoles that are actually price-competitive with Steam Deck (read: console pricing), the consumer wastes money amortizing a $50-120 Windows license that could otherwise be put towards upgraded internals or lower MSRP.
I know people who bought the Steam Deck purely because they were terrified of owning a handheld that ran Microsoft Windows. And who can blame them? You don't need a PC to be a PC gamer anymore.
- pjmlp 3y agoGood luck with the second coming of "OS/2 runs Windows better than Windows", it went down really well.
- DiabloD3 3y agoIronic you say that, because Microsoft is going around telling people Windows runs Linux better than Linux. Linux is the most used OS in the world, Windows exists in this tiny niche where people play games, and that's quickly eroding.