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Klaster_1yesterday at 11:26 AM3 repliesview on HN

I don't want a "PC future" where you can't just install software without OS vendor blessing.


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direwolf20yesterday at 11:45 AM

This is why Valve invested so much in Linux. They saw the writing on the wall of Microsoft becoming Apple (but shittier). Now they have an alternative. If Microsoft charges a 30% tax on all Steam transactions and won't let Steam run unless they do that, Valve can heavily push Linux and Steam Machine sales.

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palatayesterday at 1:38 PM

Same, but my PC runs on Linux so I don't feel threatened.

I feel like at some point normies may end up just using iPadOS or Android as a "convergent" device: a tablet/phone that they can plug into a docking station and use as a computer.

I am sort of hoping that it will work with something like GrapheneOS, so that I will be able to benefit from it on my phone.

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netdevphoenixyesterday at 11:30 AM

Neither do I. But with Windows slipping badly, Google could start encroaching on their core tech.

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