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You're right, that's why there's countless mature Android distributions to choose from, and they're all free. Oh wait.
I don't really know much about AOSP, but isn't the fact that it doesn't contain any of the proprietary Google stuff mean that the "sideloading" restrictions likely will not apply? How could it?
So you don’t really know the story of Android, much of it very recent, but you’re going to argue that Valve is not following the same path. What a waste of time.
Steam is a game distribution store, Steam machine and deck are console oriented machines.
Linux as a whole has dominance in the server world, valve is touching the gaming side of desktop Linux. Desktop Linux is tiny compared to Windows. You are comparing it to a phone operating system in a world where they were two-ish, to a potential distro in a world where there are 12 or more, several of those widely used in servers.
Be angry if you want but it's not the same.
You did not address anything I’ve said really. I’m going to go with block because I value my time too much.
It's just not even comparable in any way, regardless of how you try to shoehorn it into your analogy. Android was not a mature, stable OS with hundreds of distributions, for several decades, before Android phones came along.
Please stop digging that hole because it’s getting embarrassing.
Oh I'm wrong? Show me even 3 Android "distros" that were mature and stable before Android hardware existed. Let alone hundreds.
The only way Valve even TRIES to ever do what you're suggesting is when Gabe dies and the company goes public. Knowing gamers, I doubt they'd be able to even do it. It would be jail broken the day it was released.
It's just not currently the ethos of the company. Anyone who has used a Steam Deck knows this.
First public release of Android was in 2008 but you’re talking about several decades. No billionaire is your friend. Please sober up.
What exactly do you think my argument is? I think Gabe is a pos for having multiple yachts. It's absurd.
However, I have eyes and a brain, and I have seen how he runs the company.
I'm honestly not sure what you're trying to say with the first part.
They literally cannot lock down the hardware if they wanted. If they decided to do it before the thing is even released, they're guaranteeing that it will bomb, and there will be people who crack it immediately.
Unless they pull a Klon and coat the boards in black goop or some shit. Not happening any time soon from Valve.
Valve being a private company means that they can be even better at playing the long game. The end prize is a platform like Android or iOS so definitely worth it. Valve isn’t exactly a paragon of ethics, they profit heavily from gambling and know perfectly fine with their online casinos serving children. At least Goop targets middle aged women because it’s likely I’m having a conversation with a teenager who now vehemently defeats a multi-billion dollar business.
I wasn't referring to Goop the company, I was referring to this: https://decibelics.com/klon-guide/
The creator of the pedal covered the circuitboard in some type of tar or something to prevent people from copying the circuit (it's pretty trivial to do with analog guitar pedals).
Anyway, I can see that you have no interest in considering that you might be wrong here... If you haven't messed with a Steam Deck, I suggest you check it out. Because it's literally just a Linux PC in a handheld form factor. You can avoid Steam altogether on it if you want.
Lol, for someone who’s been proven to be factually wrong and talking out of ass multiple times already in this single thread you seem incredibly confident that I’m wrong.
You have yet to add a single bit of value to this exchange. Hope you have a good weekend.