Steam coming to Linux

[Alby_da_Wolf]

greenmedic88 said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

greenmedic88 said:
Of course there are people using Linux. The question is what are they using Linux for?

As an end content consumer OS, it's usefulness is still limited relative to Windows or OSX, but it's things like Steam support that can slowly change this.

As for gaming, the Steam content delivery service doesn't = instant availability of all your Windows games on Linux. It's still up to software publishers to add Linux support in addition to ATI and Nvidia to adding regular GPU driver updates.

I almost always use Kubuntu to browse the web and for every serious task. In the past I used Windows for games and to scan images, as my old parallel scanner had only Windows drivers, but now I use it only for games as my current USB scanner has drivers and utilities far better on Linux than on Windows.

I don't need to use another OS to browse the web or scan images.

As for "serious" tasks, virtually all of my productivity is done with Autodesk and Adobe software. Only when both publishers support dual licensing for their productivity apps, would I consider "switching" to Linux. As it is, I'm already a dual platform/OS user between Win7 and OSX 10.6. 

Yes, I know some tasks still require Windows, but for most non specialized users and for programmers not working for them, Linux is already quite complete, with only Windows games still absent or having limited support.