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helenslunch@feddit.nl 21 hours agoand a way to tell Windows that they could go without them if they don’t collaborate.
Ehhhh it’s a step in that direction. But as long as 96% or whatever of their users run Windows, it’s hardly much of a bargaining tool.
I do think that’s what they’re working for. After all Windows could flip a switch at any time and royally fuck them.
WalnutLum@lemmy.ml 15 hours ago
I think Steam does have enough influence to be able to pull a sizable chunk of users away from windows.
henfredemars@infosec.pub 13 hours ago
That’s a tough nut to crack. Even as a video game platform, they don’t write most of the software that they sell today. They would need to find some way to convince developers to write software for something that’s not the platform nearly all users are running.
TechnicallyColors@lemm.ee 13 hours ago
They’ve more or less already done that with Proton and DXVK. Nearly all Windows games “just work” on Linux without developers needing to change anything. TBH whenever big studios develop Linux versions of games they’re usually not well-done anyway; for now it’s better if people develop with their comfy Windows tools and let compatibility tools take care of the translation. When the balance shifts to Linux dominance we can start pressing on them to learn how to use Linux SDKs.