• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Not sure exactly what you’re trying to say here but I guarantee 0% of that wealth came from his investments in Linux support. Their investment in Linux is mostly a way of keeping MS in check, as in “if you try to fuck us the way Apple does with iOS, your customers will leave Windows because they’d rather have something where they can play their giant library of existing games”.

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      3 days ago

      Hey if Gabe wants to make Linux phones something to be taken seriously I’m all for that. Until then, Gemini creeps me the fuck out so no android. I can tolerate Siri being fucking dumb.

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        3 days ago

        Man, I just can’t stand a phone that seems like it’s built for children to use and not be able to hurt themselves.

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        3 days ago

        I think you missed the point. No one was talking about Android or iOS. We were talking about Windows and Linux.

        Valve’s investment in Linux began back in the Windows Vista days when MS tried to control Windows the same way that Apple does with iOS.

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          3 days ago

          You literally mentioned iOS above. And my point stands. If Gabe were to start porting those games to a Linux phone of some sort, it would really help that platform, much like he’s helped the Linux community and his own business interests.

          Him going after Microsoft benefits everybody. Him going after Apple could do the same.

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            3 days ago

            You literally mentioned iOS above.

            It’s literally called an analogy. It was not literally the subject of the conversation.

            If Gabe were to start porting those games to a Linux phone of some sort, it would really help that platform

            You’re still literally demonstrating that you don’t understand the motive of supporting Linux, despite me literally just explaining it.

            Gabe literally does not care about the platform, he cares about protecting his revenue stream. Making Linux phones would literally not do that.

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              3 days ago

              I understand this was motivated by his businesses interests. But it’s happens to benefit others as well. Value working to make Linux phones more viable is a bit of a pipe dream but it would certainly whip Google and Apple into shape. And that was my point.

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                3 days ago

                it would certainly whip Google and Apple into shape

                Probably not anymore than it already does Apple and MS.

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      2 days ago

      No, it’s not a way to keep anything in check. It’s a way to not pay license fees to Microsoft.