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Now this is a proper answer, thank you.

I'm not assuming anything. I'm asking a question about why the official, legal route can be bypassed.

I've been thinking about those guys a lot lately. Especially when the articles about AI making us dumber started coming out.

It was actually a very insightful depiction of future humans

Of course they are. They want to shine a spotlight on the most prominent Democrat in the files so that he becomes associated with the files. They either hope the association changes from trump to Clinton or that the Democrats will see one of their idols in the cross hairs and back down.

We all know though that the Democrats stated position though is if anyone did wrong, prosecute regardless of politics.

Trump doesn't seem to realise his documented close association with Epstein makes his absence from the files that are released highly suspicious. If it really is innocent, then realising all of the evidence would clear Trump. Instead he is releasing non incriminating things about Clinton and redacting everyone else. I mean they really do not respect the American people at all, they think they are dumb and can be manipulated into believing whatever they want. Except it isn't working this time...

It is brain washing. They have been convinced that Democrats are so much worse for so long that they think of they had voted another way, somehow they would be having an even harder time.

It has become a matter of faith not logic. This is just a test of their faith and it will all come good in the end.

I think they are more like cell mates. Stuck in the same small room. Can't leave. Warden checks on them periodically and gives them terrible food to eat....

I understand now. You are using the general definition of support so we are taking about different things.

Yes Discover is part of the Linux distro, not the valve added value. It is by virtue of their choice to base on an established Linux rather than anything. Again lutris and heroic both support steam deck not the other way around.

But none of this changes my original point. Valve wasn't you to use the steam store. The stream deck is a tool to get you to do that. You are free to bypass because they don't stop you, but they are willing to take a loss on hardware because they know it means more sales on the steam store. Or they wouldn't be here much longer.

You seem to think if I were to write an app for Windows and release it tomorrow that it means Microsoft support my app.

Never said it was locked. But being locked or unlocked doesn't change the motivation and is irrelevant to my point. The more people on the steam ecosystem, the better for them. It is far easier to use steam on the steam deck than any of the options you put forward. Even so, not preventing their use means people are more likely to buy the steam deck, which in turn means they are more likely to use steam as their primary store.

Epic, etc are not a default and at the beginning were not easy to get working.

Oh and you got it the wrong. Those things support the steam deck (usually via third party hacks), the steam deck doesn't support them, it you would be able to install them from the steam store with tight integration into the library by default. It just doesn't prevent them. That is a BIG difference. But yes, doing similar things on other hardware might not be possible or at least as easy. I'm grateful their are so many enthusiasts out there making such things possible.

"Sells hardware at a loss to hook you into the steam ecosystem and make more money by selling you software" FTFY

Don't get me wrong, as companies go I like valve, but to say they aren't making decisions based on making more money and just out of altruistic motives is madness. Businesses that aren't healthy and competitive die, even if they have rabid fans.

When you shit your pants regularly, having lots of the same suit makes it easier to do a quick change and not have it noticed.

Strong "don't want to pick sides" vibes