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minus-squareragas@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up32·6 days agoActually the trigger for Valve to build a focus on Linux was that Microsoft was planning to lock down Windows so that only apps from the Microsoft Store could be installed. If Microsoft woul have went through with that, it would have killed Steam.
minus-squarepaultimate14@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoI mean, Valve still could have easily stopped once it became clear that the Microsoft Store was a complete failure, but they didn’t.
minus-squareKingOfTheCouch@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoIt’s still a risk (unlikely as it seems) and Valve realized they can’t just be at the mercy of someone else.
Actually the trigger for Valve to build a focus on Linux was that Microsoft was planning to lock down Windows so that only apps from the Microsoft Store could be installed. If Microsoft woul have went through with that, it would have killed Steam.
I mean, Valve still could have easily stopped once it became clear that the Microsoft Store was a complete failure, but they didn’t.
It’s still a risk (unlikely as it seems) and Valve realized they can’t just be at the mercy of someone else.