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Cake day: September 28th, 2023

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  • The fact they changed the headline is itself praiseworthy, but the fact it was click bait and sensationalist to begin counters it.

    The point about making the older stuff cheaper is something that isn’t mentioned as much as it should be in these debates.

    Ultimately even if the older stuff is worse and requires more attention and monitoring (less convenient), it is still better than nothing.





  • The biggest hurdle by far is that you need to compile the software you want to use from source more often that is acceptable for the average user. There is also a serious lack of proper hardware driver support.

    Linux is way too fragmented and trying to get up and running with basic apps requires way too much technical skill.

    I really do hope that SteamOS will finally solve these problems by having the backing of a foundation (company) that has years of UX experience (with multiple failures and successes under their belt) that targets a wide range of audiences. This should give hardware manufacturers confidence that developing drivers for that OS will not be a waste of time.