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johnisgood01/21/20251 replyview on HN

>I suspect this was because Valve was preparing to launch the Steam Deck, and gaben wanted to ensure that Linux users had better experience with the device (just a guess).

Wait, how is punishing Linux users ensure Linux users have better experience?

Interesting though.


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LanceH01/21/2025

Probably meant that fixing it quickly was for the steam deck users. It might not have received attention otherwise.