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Quoteworthy - "Windows 8 is a Catastrophe" - Gabe Newell

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"The big problem that is holding back Linux is games. People don’t realize how critical games are in driving consumer purchasing behavior," says Valve's Gabe Newell as quoted on AllThingsD. "We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well. It’s a hedging strategy. I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we’ll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that’s true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality." Thanks VG247.

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Jul 26, 2012, 07:46

InBlack

Beamer wrote on Jul 26, 2012, 06:53:
I'm always surprised at how many people want Windows to die. Someone on TheVerge yesterday was saying he wants Windows to die so he can have his choice of OS.

Man, remember back in the early 90s, before Windows and when DOS was just mostly, but not wholly, dominant? There were games I wanted to play that didn't come out for my OS. There was other software that looked cool but was the same.

Then Windows came, and I really can't remember the last time I saw a program I wanted but couldn't run because there wasn't one for my OS.

If Windows died we'd at least have several years of that, if not longer. Not every developer would go multiplatform.

Windows may not be the best choice, but having one dominant OS is actually very, very nice for us as gamers. And, if Linux is your second choice, you can dual boot for just the price of used disk space, not additional dollars, giving you freedom to use the OS you want and the OS that runs everything without spending any money to have both.

How is having one dominant OS good for gamers, casuals, or even enterprise users?? Its very nice for Microsoft (Mega $$$) and its kind of cool for developers because they dont have to support multiple OSes and in most cases again because MS will pay them $$$ for exclusivity but in all cases one dominant product is always bad for the consumer.




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Comment [quote="InBlack"Jul 26, 2012, 07:46][quote="Beamer"Jul 26, 2012, 06:53]I'm always surprised at how many people want Windows to die. Someone on TheVerge yesterday was saying he wants Windows to die so he can have his choice of OS. Man, remember back in the early 90s, before Windows and when DOS was just mostly, but not wholly, dominant? There were games I wanted to play that didn't come out for my OS. There was other software that looked cool but was the same. Then Windows came, and I really can't remember the last time I saw a program I wanted but couldn't run because there wasn't one for my OS. If Windows died we'd at least have several years of that, if not longer. Not every developer would go multiplatform. Windows may not be the best choice, but having one dominant OS is actually very, very nice for us as gamers. And, if Linux is your second choice, you can dual boot for just the price of used disk space, not additional dollars, giving you freedom to use the OS you want and the OS that runs everything without spending any money to have both. [/quote] How is having one dominant OS good for gamers, casuals, or even enterprise users?? Its very nice for Microsoft (Mega $$$) and its kind of cool for developers because they dont have to support multiple OSes and in most cases again because MS will pay them $$$ for exclusivity but in all cases one dominant product is always bad for the consumer. [/quote]

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