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Comment Re:Why would you want to game on Linux (Score 1) 332

The problem is that they are the distributors (through Steam) for a bunch of publishers that aren't Mac friendly.

Take it a step farther, and they're not friendly to macs. There are plenty of titles available for Windows on Steam and Mac on the App Store, but not as SteamPlay for whatever reason.

Comment Re:republicans (Score 1) 1080

Actually, this causes a huge headache for the largely democrat dominated entertainment industry more so than normal consumers, especially when looking at the recent cease of manufacture of PAR38 lamps and when trying to build a practical lighting unit of a specific look the 100W ban is already being problematic.

Comment Re:Not Linux in General, but a distribution (Score 1) 880

But if their "Linux machines" means a specific distribution (probably Ubuntu) installed with a specific set of default applications, using the OEM's 3rd party repository for drivers that aren't in mainstream linux yet. Wel... in this case the situation isn't much more complicated than supporting Windows.

Unfortunately, when Dell does this, they don't plan for any OS upgrades and in fact kill their repos 2 years down the line. I have a Dell Mini that I ordered preinstalled with Ubuntu, and I can't use the OEM OS and expect any sort of up to date software on it, because the Dell Ubuntu Repos aren't there anymore.

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