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    [โ€“] LeFantome@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    They care about Microsoft not 100% controlling access to the platform Steam customers use. Valve cares about Linux because they need an escape strategy if Microsoft ever locks them out.

    [โ€“] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

    I thought they were going that way with Windows 11 S that prevented you using anything other than the MS Store, but it turns out you can just switch S mode off.

    It would be mental for MS to do it. Their desktop dominance hinges entirely on people still being able to run the last 30 years or so of wonky old software.