> It begins by saying why Gabe has come to care about Linux (it is a solution to MS lock in). That's not why he cares, he cares because the MS App store is a t

> It begins by saying why Gabe has come to care about Linux (it is a solution to MS lock in). That's not why he cares, he cares because the MS App store is a threat to Steam lock in, and he wants his tasty 30%. > Then you say that he doesn't care about Linux. / He now obviously cares about linux. No he doesn't, he cares about being a pied piper leading people away from a potential loss of revenue for him. I know otherwise reasonable people who only buy games if they are on Steam, and who dump on Origin while simultaneously praising Steam. He wants to make sure that continues, and having Windows 8 centre around an app store that he doesn't make money from is upsetting to him. There is not one thing that Windows 8 does that is "bad for gaming" from a consumer perspective compared to Windows 7, a platform he is fine with. Note that I have no intention of buying W8, but I have a distaste for BS, regardless of the source or the target. > Some people like a sports team... Sure, a rising tide raises all ships etc, I understand that. It's just disappointing it's coming, not from a love of what makes Linux great, but from a greedy app store owner who doesn't want another app store cramping his style.