Yep reason why people can get some nice Thinkpads for cheap once warranty ends with businesses offloading them.
Lfrith
joined 2 years ago
Yeah iot version is the one I've been running. I like how it is stripped so much that I had to download Irfanview for photos. Just how an OS should be. Have barebones stuff to function and install what you need.
If you have to use Windows switch to ltsc so you are left out of these updates for few more years.
Yeah, and if Microsoft suddenly decides they want to shut Steam out then there's not much Steam can do other than take them to court. And even if Steam exited Windows there's still lot of popular publishers putting out Windows only games like Valorant, Battlefield 6, Fortnite, Genshin Impact, and popular software like Adobe that would lead to losing a significant chunk of the userbase that would not move to Linux due to games and software they use not being on Windows.
Another launcher whether it is Microsoft or Epic or whatever would just fill the void for third party titles and probably be glad that the main competition is banished.
So this market share situation is not quite like Sony, Nintendo, iOS, or Google who not only run a locked down OS but also are the monopoly and sometimes only storefront.
Google recently shifted to wanting to gatekeep what can be installed and wanting verification from even devs that don't want to release on the play store, which threatens viability of alternative app repositories like F-droid. Which is what could happen to Steam if Windows suddenly decided to change their minds about how open they've been in allowing program installations.
So Steam situation despite their popularity is still reliant on Microsoft not turning into a bad actor. They are more Netflix. The go to choice in their segment, but can be replaced.
I like the sound of the Steam Deck Mini. Maybe it could be the return of the Sony Xperia style phone.
If they decide to make the Steam Deck 2 actually a Steam Phone with controller attachments that could be a way for them to enter the mobile hardware.
It's OK to run a discount for Steam Keys on different stores at different times as long as you plan to give a comparable offer to Steam customers within a reasonable amount of time.
https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/keys
Word that stands out is comparable. Which provides a lot of flexibility on discounts outside the steam store. And isthereanydeals data that tracks all the prices over the years shows steam keys going on sale for cheaper than the steam store. Steam also takes 0% of Steam keys.
Recent example is ARC Raiders. https://isthereanydeal.com/game/arc-raiders/info/
Current best price is 15% off for $34.16 versus $39.99 on Steam. And all time low was $31.92.
I do wonder how many people assume Steam store price is the best price, and end up paying more than they'd have to if they checked isthereanydeals. Since I've come across some comments that believed Steam did not allow cheaper prices as though it were fact despite reality not being the case.
As if normal for companies to say you know what we are getting enough profits lets not monetize things even more.
Haha same. There's been times I woke up to find my PC on when I was sure I had turned it off, so figured I must have forgot.
They we go back to the old days of making our own recordings, which can be done through screen capture if DRM can't be cracked by the regular person.
If you do plan to dualboot I'd suggest picking up another ssd to run the other OS on. Just less of a potential headache installing Windows and Linux on their own drives, and using bios to select which drive to boot off of at launch.
This video shows how they do it, and you can skip to the 3:30 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yimjBuzAqOo&t=215
So they basically just install linux unplug the drive and plug in another one to install Windows. And then plug them all in once done.
During the update to 2.0 you had to uninstall the 1.3 version then install and restore your syncthing-fork settings. So if you are still on 1.3 that's probably why you aren't seeing it. Should pop up if you search F-droid for the 2.0 version.