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Fair enough. However, do you really think Microsoft would be worried about losing a chunk of it's users to Linux---Just because of better gaming support? I would think that most of the adopters of...
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I'd have to wager there are far more gamers that use Linux compared to Mac.
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Yes.
You really don't think legitimate gaming (beyond Armagetron) on an open and no-cost OS is somehow not a threat to Microsoft's core business model? Every user on Linux - be it OSX or Mint or...
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Looking forward to this, although Steam on Mac hasn't exactly been a smashing success, but the potential to legitimately cut out OS costs entirely is very enticing...
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Thread created 04-25-2012 by thermoelectron
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Right, cause a license for an OS is just so incredibly expensive right? I'd rather pay the money and not have to wait extra weeks or months for patches and updates to be ported to the red headed step...
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By all means, what is MS's core business model? Because the vast majority of their profits come from corporate licensing. Not to mention, barely 1% of home desktop users are using a flavor of Linux....
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Thread created 04-25-2012 by thermoelectron
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You are the vast exception to the rule. I have no doubts some people would definitely switch, but there wouldn't be a mad rush, and the numbers would be relatively insignificant compared to overall...
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TU to counter the TD. I think it's an extremely good thing to see happening. That is one major thing that Linux is held back on...gaming.
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No, you're not crazy. But a big gripe about the 360 is it's "lack of exclusives." Compared to Sony, Microsoft has very few exclusives.
There were more exclusives earlier in the 360's life than...
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how many games are linux compatible?
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How many of their games actually work on Linux, or are they porting everything? I would be stoked to see it, but just having steam show me a bunch of things I can't play would just make me sad.
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You don't really "get" things on a deeper level, do you?
That's OK - the GL needs a few Gaëtan Dugas types running about to keep things interesting.
Linux, while not a significant share of the...
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Yeah, because Microsoft has definitely done that with it's console right? ;)
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hide the sausage is available on any platform
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The Source engine on linux would be amazing. Just think of the games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Source_engine_games, that use it. I'd love to see a switch to linux as a whole for the...
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Yeah, because Sony definitely represents a threat to it's OS and API, right?
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Am I crazy? I thought I remembered there being some games that were at least 360 exclusive for a given time for just that reason.
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I was with you until here. The only reason I have Windows at home is for games. I can find Linux workaround for everything else for the most part aside from some random graphic software here and...
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The main "selling" point of linux is not the cost or lack there of, IMO. Also, as far as the Linux gamers being excited about it and jumping out to buy games goes...take a look at the humble bundle...
