Also, are you going to deny the role Valve has played in helping propel Linux toward mainstream desktop use? They’ve dramatically changed the game (pun intended) in terms of compatibility, and everyone gets to benefit. That’s a good thing, right?
They’re not beholden to shareholders concerned with nothing more than the near-future value of stock. So they’re more likely to actually give a shit about their long-term viability, the value of their product, and the opinion of their customers, rather than the whims of Wall Street.
I have a fair bit of gripes with them, but they stay out of the way instead of embedding yourself into the system. Buy game, download it, we’re both done. You know, like an actual store, and not a parasite? Plus they’re not US-based and giving the Epstein class less tax dollars is always good.
I’m worried about its new ownership but apart from some LLM shenanigans which they quietly backtracked on they’re still way better than the rest.
That user’s Linux is in bed with a US private corpo run by a billionaire? Tsk.
At least it’s not a US public company so it’s not just chasing next quarter.
Just because a capitalist US corporation is “not public” you figure they’re not chasing next quarter? Really?
Also, are you going to deny the role Valve has played in helping propel Linux toward mainstream desktop use? They’ve dramatically changed the game (pun intended) in terms of compatibility, and everyone gets to benefit. That’s a good thing, right?
They’re not beholden to shareholders concerned with nothing more than the near-future value of stock. So they’re more likely to actually give a shit about their long-term viability, the value of their product, and the opinion of their customers, rather than the whims of Wall Street.
Go for GoG.
I have a fair bit of gripes with them, but they stay out of the way instead of embedding yourself into the system. Buy game, download it, we’re both done. You know, like an actual store, and not a parasite? Plus they’re not US-based and giving the Epstein class less tax dollars is always good.
I’m worried about its new ownership but apart from some LLM shenanigans which they quietly backtracked on they’re still way better than the rest.
Also one of the reasons I’m going for GoG. And of course the freedom to install games on as many machines I damn well please.