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embedding-shapeyesterday at 8:33 PM2 repliesview on HN

> Tbh i'm starting to think that I do not see microsoft being able to keep it's position in the OS market

It's a big space. Traditionally, Microsoft has held both the multimedia, gaming and lots of professional segments, but with Valve doing a large push into the two first and Microsoft not even giving it a half-hearted try, it might just be that corporate computers continue using Microsoft, people's home media equipment is all Valve and hipsters (and others...) keep on using Apple.


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thewebguydyesterday at 10:23 PM

I think that's the most likely way it'll go.

Windows will remain as the default "enterprise desktop." It'll effectively become just another piece of business software, like an ERP.

Gamers, devs, enthusiasts will end up on Linux and/or SteamOS via Valve hardware, creatives and personal users that still use a computer instead of their phone or tablet will land in Apple land.

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pjmlptoday at 3:01 PM

Game developers still need Windows that Valve then runs on top of Proton.