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Re-creation of someone else's post because the original was removed and I found it funny when I first saw it

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[–] markon@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actually.... The Steam Deck runs on Valve's custom Arch Linux. To say there is no steady userbase is simply not true.

[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Touché. I would like to counter that with "Not a desktop though" and end my turn with "wine required to use company software"

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

that's also not true because it could be used as a desktop all the same

[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is very true. Nobody buys a steamdeck to be a desktop replacement. Nobody does work on a steamdeck. It might theoretically work, but most steamdeck owners game on it and thats it.

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I dont think you're right about that. Browse through the steam deck subreddit and community here and you'll see plenty of posts of people using the steam deck for work and productivity as well as gaming. I myself use it both as a console and as a laptop more or less. Its a very nice portable Linux desktop

[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago
[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Between Microsoft's open source Vulcan enhancements and Valve's everything else enhancements both being contributed upstream, "Wine required" doesn't have quite the same punch it used to.

Pours myself a shot for having to thank Microsoft

[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Weak punches are still punches

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nobsi@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

My dreams don't hurt :(