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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/RevolutionaryAd8204 on 2024-09-14 15:50:43+00:00.

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

steam deck is locked to a steam account

it requires internet to verify that on first launch

otherwise it is a great device. If it could use apple's messages.app then i would be so happy.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 26 points 1 year ago

You can still install whatever OS you want on it, unlike a PS5. It would be nice if you could get into desktop mode without signing in once, but that's not the end of the world. You need a Steam account to even buy it in the first place, and they're not tracking you nearly as much as say Microsoft.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it could use apple's messages.app then i would be so happy.

That's an Apple problem, not a Steam Deck or Linux problem. Apple refuses to allow support on non-Apple hardware.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't they HAVE TO open their messaging app now with the "EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act"?

EDIT: Huh, no they don't (link) cause they are not "core platform"...