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    [–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    As someone who has recently begun dipping in to Linux and trying to figure it all out, I agree with this.

    I feel like if Samsung or someone embraced Linux in the way Apple have macOS, it could very easily become a serious contender to Windows. But I guess no one could trust Samsung to not fuck it all up and make it a proprietary fork that would end up having nothing to do with Linux.

    [–] MonkeMischief 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

    Basically like they (and Google) have handled phones. "Wow look, a majority of the OS work is done for us! Sooo if we just...overlay it all with proprietary blobs and un-removable software and locked bootloaders and..."

    [–] quant@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

    I have enough PTSD from the aptly named TouchWiz era. I simply can't imagine all those Samsung executives nodding approvingly with the powerpoint presentation in their offices.

    [–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Fuck Samsung but ValveOS (something aimed at the average user) would be neat to see. At least until Valve goes full on 'LET'S BE FUCKING EVIL!'

    [–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago

    Darth Gaben: To verify your identity, say the gamer word out loud with the hard R explicitly pronounced. If you'd fail to do this check every half an hour (offline included), the VAC ban would follow. I don't make rules, hahaha, no, I make them up as we speak.

    [–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 month ago

    Oh yeah, I agree. I really only chose Samsung because they’re one of the very few companies with the same kind of market presence as Apple.

    [–] vala@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
    [–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

    I'm aware but from your own link:

    Users should not consider SteamOS as a replacement for their desktop operating system.

    I was suggesting a desktop replacement OS - something for the 'normies.'